The Hyattsville Police Department said in a post on the platform X shortly before 12:45 p.m. that officers were responding to the 3500 block of Carnaby St., which is near Northwestern High School.

Police said that the boy who was shot was 14-years-old.

In an update after 2 p.m., Hyattsville Police Department Chief, Jarod Towers, said that the teenager was with two other people when three people came up to them and tried to take the boy's jacket -- which police said was a "high end" Moose Knuckle jacket. Police said that all of the people involved were teenagers.

Somebody shot him in the course of the robbery attempt before all of the other teens ran away. A witness called police and stayed with him until officers arrived.

Towers said the boy had critical injuries and was being treated at the hospital.

The incident happened right near a woman's home, she says she's traumatized by what happened.

"I heard two gunshots and I saw three kids and black hoodies running and then I saw the victims stumble forward, outside my house, coughed up some blood," she told DC News Now.

Police did not confirm whether the suspects or victims were students at the nearby school, but neighbors believe they were.

"This was during the lunch hour. They're skipping classes and lunch to come and shoot each other on the streets. That's not okay," she said.

Many neighbors are on edge, and they're hoping something can be done soon.

"If we can get the homeowners together and ask for more security ... either from the police, we don't know what the options are. So we're trying to figure out how to make our community a little safer," she said.

Sukhbir Singh, who lives on the block where the shooting took place, said his young son was outside playing when shots rang out.

“I saw when they were taking him away, and maybe their friends also came … one of his friends,” he said. “They were like, emotional [and] crying.”

Singh said the community needs to talk about how to get a handle on how to deal with the tragedy and “how we can do more just for safety.”

“Be eyes and open for other people,” he said. “We haven’t set anything as a group, as a community but I think this is the wake-up call.”

Police said that one of the suspects was wearing a black puffer jacket, a second was wearing a blue jacked and the third suspect was wearing a red hooded sweatshirt.

“It’s absurd. It's just another example of ruthless crime,” the chief said at a news briefing. “We have we have a problem nationwide. This is not isolated to this community. This is a nationwide issue related to young adults involved in violent crime and unfortunately, this is a circumstance that's here in our community and impacts folks who are here in broad daylight that had to witness this and the trauma to the victim, his family and this community, is absolutely ridiculous.”

Anyone with any information about the three people involved to call (301) 985-5060.

The Leesburg Police Department said that the events happened just before 4 a.m. at Loudoun Guns at 302 Industrial Ct. SE.

Police said a sedan crashed through the front doors of the store. Four masked people went in and stole multiple long guns before running away before police arrived, leaving the car.

Police said that the car was stolen before the burglary.

Anyone with information is asked to call (703) 771-4500 or email mkadric@leesburgva.gov.

Officers said in a post on the X platform at 1:00 p.m. that officers were looking for a suspect after a car was stolen in the area of Little Run Circle and Wild Brook Ct. in Centerville.

Police said the driver of the stolen vehicle ran from the car and fled the area.

Officers began searching with the aid of a helicopter.

Police said in a follow-up post at 1:08 p.m. that the man was in custody after a response from patrol, K9, SWAT, ACE, and Helo units.

MPD said in a post on the platform X at noon that officers were in the 2400 block of Alabama Ave., SE for a stabbing.

Officials said that the victim, an adult man, was conscious and breathing. The call initially came in shortly before 11:45 a.m.

At 12:20 p.m., MPD made another post saying that officers investigating a stabbing in the 2900 block of Knox Pl., SE, less than a mile from the location of the other stabbing.

Police did not have a lookout for either stabbing. They did not say whether or not the two were related.

Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) said that on Jan. 1, people found the 8-year-old boy walking in the roadway alone and only "partially clothed." Police said that he was in the area of Minnieville Road near Cardinal Drive.

Someone got the boy into their car and tried to find his home before reporting the situation to police officers at a nearby business.

Officers responded to the area just before 2:10 p.m. They found the boy's home and said that his mother, 35-year-old Olivia Matu, did not know that her child had left their home.

The child was checked out and did not appear to have any injuries before he was released "to the custody of known parties," according to PWCPD.

Matu was arrested and charged with felony child neglect.

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) responded to the Embassy Suites Hotel in Friendship Heights around 1:20 a.m. on Monday. 18-year-old Ashlei Hinds was inside a room at the hotel and had been shot. She died there.

MPD released the following photo that a surveillance camera captured.

Police asked that anyone with any information about the shooting or the person in the picture call 202-727-9099 or text 50411. MPD offers a reward of up to $25,000 for any information that leads to an arrest and conviction for a homicide in D.C.

Police said that at about 2:35 p.m., officers responded to the 300 block of 37th Street in Southeast for the report of a shooting.

The two teenage boys were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect vehicle was captured by surveillance cameras. MPD released those photos on Monday.

Anyone with information should call MPD at (202) 727-9099 or text 50411.

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said that officers responded to the 4300 block of Military Rd. NW shortly before 1:20 a.m. for a shooting.

MPD identified the woman as 18-year-old Ashlei Hinds, of Clinton, Md.

In a statement posted to the platform X on Monday, D.C. Councilmember Matt Frumin said that the shooting happened during a "gathering among a group of friends at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Friendship Heights."

Frumin said that one person in the party shot and killed a "young woman" who was there.

DC News Now spoke to bystanders Monday who said that they heard bangs in the neighborhood, only to find out in the morning that the noises may not have been caused by firecrackers or fireworks.

"My heart goes out to her family and friends, who instead of celebrating the New Year are now mourning the loss of a loved one. My office was in communication with MPD shortly after the shooting and continues to receive updates. I have confidence that MPD is doing everything the department can to apprehend the shooter. We face an epidemic of gun violence our city that impacts every resident regardless of age, income, or Ward, and we must work together across government to empower public safety agencies to stem the tide of violence," Frumin said, in part, in his statement.

Anyone with information is asked to call (202) 727-9099. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered to anyone with information that leads to an arrest and conviction of those involved.

Kai Zhuang had been reported as kidnapped on Dec. 28 after his parents in China received a ransom demand for his safe return. The parents contacted school officials in his host city of Riverdale, Utah, where police said even the family he had been staying with did not know he was missing.

Authorities originally believed Zhuang may have been forcefully kidnapped, However, in a press release Sunday night, Riverdale Police explained they had determined he was a victim of a "cyber kidnapping."

On the night before his disappearance, Zhuang's host family in Riverdale told police he had been home and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. They heard him moving around in the early morning hours of Dec. 28, but again had no reason for concern. Police determined Zhuang left the house on his own.

As police, the FBI, and the U.S. and Chinese embassies began to investigate, they learned Zhuang’s family had transferred around $80,000 to bank accounts in China after receiving threats from the kidnappers. The family had also received a photo of Zhuang, “and it appeared he was being held captive and was in danger,” according to Riverdale Police.

Authorities explained that FBI agents working the case briefed investigators on several other recent similar cases they were referring to as “cyber kidnappings,” in which kidnappers target foreign exchange students. Chinese exchange students have been a specific target in these cases.

The alleged kidnappers threaten both the family back in China and the student in their host country by telling each that the other is in danger. They demand ransom from the family while telling the student to isolate themselves, monitoring them via cell phone, including FaceTime and/or Skype sessions. They convince the victim to take actions such as taking a photograph that makes it look like they’ve been held captive.

“The victims comply out of fear that their families will be harmed if they don’t comply with the cyber kidnappers,” said the Riverdale Police press release. “The cyber kidnappers continue to extort the family by using fear tactics, photos and voice recordings of the victim, leading the family to believe the kidnappers are with the victim, causing them harm.”

Riverdale Police said their investigation started with warrants for phone records, bank accounts, and transportation companies. Police looked at neighborhood surveillance footage to try to establish a timeline.

With the help of drones and aerial searches — as well as investigators analyzing purchases, looking at phone records, and pinging Zhuang's phone — police said the boy was found Sunday in a tent on a mountainside near Brigham City, about 25 miles north of Riverdale.

Police said Zhuang was "very cold and scared," and "relieved to see police." He had no heat source in the tent and was cleared of any potential medical dangers, including hypothermia. He only wanted to speak to his family to make sure they were safe “and requested a warm cheeseburger.”

“We believed the victim was isolating himself at the direction of the cyber kidnappers in a tent,” stated Riverdale Police.

Police explained that about a week before his disappearance, police in Provo found Zhuang attempting to go camping nearby, but they were worried for his safety and arranged to have him taken back to Riverdale. Though Zhuang did not tell Provo Police at the time, investigators say the alleged cyber kidnappers were already manipulating him.

Additional details about the alleged cyber kidnapping have not yet been released, and investigators are continuing to search for the suspect or suspects involved.

Riverdale Police warn that if you are approached by cyber kidnappers, you should not give them any money and you should contact authorities immediately while stopping all communication with the criminals.

Officers said they responded to reports of a shooting in the 2900 block of Brinkley Rd. at around 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 1.

At the scene, they found a man suffering apparent gunshot wounds outside a building.

On Tuesday, police identified the victim as 30-year-old Breon Fowler of Washington, D.C.

The man was taken to hospital where he later died.

Detectives said they were working to establish suspects and a motive in this case. Police asked anyone with information regarding this case to submit a tip using the P3 Tips app.