A woman has died & multiple people were injured in a shooting inside a Northwest Washington, D.C., hotel early Thursday when gunfire erupted during a party.
Police were called to the 4400 block of Connecticut Avenue, in the Van Ness area, about 3:30 a.m. for reports of gunshots. Multiple victims were found inside the Days Inn hotel.
Five men & women were injured in the shooting. Some were taken to hospitals by ambulance and others took themselves.
A swarm of police officers & emergency vehicles, including a K-9 unit, were seen between Albemarle & Yuma streets. That block is a commercial area with some residences & several apartment buildings are located on surrounding streets.
Police were seen coming in and out of the Days Inn. Bedlion said the members of the community have complained about the hotel before.
Connecticut Avenue was blocked in both directions by the police investigation. It reopened after 7 a.m.
Police didn't immediately detail what may have led to the shooting.
D.H.S is set to release a hot new EP titled “In Hustling We Trust Vol. 1” (Hosted By Jadakiss) February 2022.Mr. Mossberg Banga out of West Philadelphia is an entrepreneur and the founder and owner of the record label Hilltop Coalition Entertainment. Determined to put out good music as a solo artist he also took the initiative to keep his close friends/family alongside him along the way.
Mr. Banga has been one fourth of the group Dark Hustlaz Society for the past decade and a half. The group composed of Mr. Banga, L Crock, Loc, Sam G, and the late J Curtis who was called home from his savior 7 years ago. Ever the multi-taskers, DHS (Dark Hustlaz Society) is on a mission to affect change to bring the sound back to the hilltop the mecca of Philadelphia hip-hop where it started.
Artists like Steady B, Cool C, DJ Tap Money, man Called Lux, E Marbles and JoJo, Da Youngstas, and many more The Great LG the Teacher has inspired. Gold and Platinum hits consistently is a destination DHS will have to keep alive with the help The Great LG the Teacher son Quaraan Goodman (QBALL). Look out for “In Hustling We Trust Vol. 1” (Hosted By Jadakiss) coming soon!
Atlanta native PGF Shawt drops off his latest single titled "No DayOff." Stay tuned for his upcoming projects 'Resurrection of Chad Butler' and 'Narcos 2', both dropping later this year. Listen below via Spotify or on any music platform.
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The death of a Connecticut woman while on a date with a man she met online was caused by drugs & alcohol & has been ruled an accident, the state chief medical examiner’s office said.
The family of the 23-year-old woman, Lauren Smith-Fields, had complained authorities were not giving the investigation enough attention because she was Black.
Bridgeport police said Tuesday that its narcotics & vice division, with help from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, is investigating to see if any crimes were committed & if anyone should be charged.
“We are now refocusing our attention & efforts to the factors that (led) to her untimely death,” acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia said.
Smith-Fields died Dec. 12 from “acute intoxication due to the combined effects of fentanyl, promethazine, hydroxyzine & alcohol” & her death was accidental, the medical examiner’s office said Monday. Fentanyl is a powerful opioid. Promethazine and hydroxyzine are antihistamines used to treat allergies.
She was found in her Bridgeport apartment after the man she was with called police to say he awoke to find her unresponsive.
Smith-Field’s family said police never notified them of her death, which they learned about more than a day later through a note left on her apartment door by her landlord. A detective eventually asked them to stop calling, they said. The family’s attorney, Darnell Crosland, has notified the city of his intent to file a lawsuit accusing police of failing to properly investigate.
“The police department has been racially insensitive to this family & has treated this family with no respect & has violated their civil rights,” Crosland wrote.
Crosland posted a statement on Twitter late Monday questioning the medical examiner’s finding that Smith-Fields’ death was an accident.
Lamar Odom will now have Kobe & Gigi Bryant with him everywhere he goes -- the ex-Lakers star was just gifted an incredible piece honoring the late NBA legend & his daughter on the second anniversary of their tragic helicopter accident.
TMZ Sports has learned ... LO -- who played alongside Kobe from 2004-2011 & remained close friends with the Hall of Famer in retirement -- received the special tribute to the Mamba & Mambacita from his manager, Tonita B.
The finished product is a diamond chain & pendant featuring Kobe kissing Gigi on the head ... which was based off a famous picture of the two sitting courtside at a Laker game in 2019.
We're told the chain -- designed by Scoobie Da Jeweler -- is made of 25 carats of VS diamonds & the whole finished product is worth around $17,000.
The back of the piece features a special quote from Kobe ... which reads, "Rest at the end, not in the middle."
We're told this all came to be when Tonita decided to do something unique for Lamar to commemorate their new Savvy Talent Management Group partnership & given his admiration for Bryant & his family, she chose a Mamba-related keepsake.
Odom has previously spoken about the impact Kobe left on his life after the fatal accident on Jan. 26, 2020 ... saying he not only helped him on the court, but was by his side during his darkest times.
Odom posted about his new gift on social media minutes ago ... saying, "To understand that Kobe meant the world to me and have this made as a constant reminder for me to keep going has me at loss for words."
Rising artists Rashaun Will & Tha Vill just dropped a hot new album titled "The Godz II". Check it out below and follow them on social media for their latest releases.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court.
Breyer, 83, has been a pragmatic force on a court that has grown increasingly conservative in recent years, trying to forge majorities with more moderate justices right & left of center.
Breyer has been a justice since 1994, appointed by President Bill Clinton. Along with the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Breyer opted not to step down the last time the Democrats controlled the White House & the Senate during Barack Obama’s presidency. Ginsburg died in September 2020 & then-President Donald Trump filled the vacancy with a conservative justice, Amy Coney Barrett.
Breyer’s departure, expected over the summer, won’t change the 6-3 conservative advantage on the court because his replacement will be nominated by Biden & almost certainly confirmed by a Senate where Democrats have the slimmest majority.
Among the names being circulated as potential nominees are California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger, U.S. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, prominent civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill & U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs.
Biden has been focused on filling federal judicial nominations with a more diverse group of judges & the Supreme Court has not been top of mind during his first year in office. A decision on a nominee has not been made yet, & is expected to take a few weeks. But Biden has expanded his pool of applicants by naming more Black women to the bench.
OT the Real and DJ Green Lantern are grinding heavy right now as they continue to promote their stellar "Broken Glass." album. With that in mind, check out their new music video for "Philly Streets."
If you ever watched Kobe Bryant play basketball you knew he was a notch above most others. Unstoppable of offense, tenacious on defense and clutch when it came time to drain a big shot at the end of the game.
It's impossible to think of the Los Angeles Lakers and not picture the Black Mamba.
Today, we remember the basketball legend who died tragically two years ago in a helicopter crash, along with his 13-year old basketball prodigy daughter Gianna "GiGi" Bryant; John and Keri Altobelli, and their daughter, Alyssa; Sarah and Payton Chester; Christina Mauser; and Ara Zoboyan.
Vanessa Bryant, continues to carry on her husband's legacy through various business ventures, while taking care of their daughters Natalia, Bianka and Capri.
Rest in peace Kobe and GiGi, and God bless the Bryant family.
One half of the hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd is behind bars, after allegedly attacking the mother of his child, knocking down a door and pulling her hair extensions out in the process.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Slim Jxmmi was arrested Tuesday morning in Miami for battery. Slim's girlfriend -- with whom he also shares a son -- told cops the rapper first got pissed after she had questioned him about a woman he was following on Twitter.
Cops say the GF told them Slim left their home with a friend shortly after the Twitter argument, and returned a short time later smelling like alcohol. The alleged victim told cops when she attempted to move their sleeping child from his playpen to a bed, Slim pulled her hair so hard her extension was ripped from her scalp.
We're told Slim's GF told cops she tried to record his outrage with her phone -- which made him more pissed -- and he chased her around their home.
At one point, the alleged victim told cops she ran to a room and closed the door, but Slim kicked the door down, ripped the phone away, and threw it over a balcony to prevent her from posting the video on social media.
Cops say they recovered the phone, undamaged, on a nearby street when they were called to the scene.
Michael Madsen is mourning the death of his son Hudson Madsen.
The Department of the Medical Examiner in Honolulu, Hawaii, confirmed to E! News that Hudson died on Jan 23. The department said an autopsy had been completed and determined the cause of death to be gunshot wound to the head and manner of death to be suicide. Hudson was 26 years old.
"We are heartbroken and overwhelmed with grief and pain at the loss of Hudson," the Madsen family said in a statement to Metro. "His memory and light will be remembered by all who knew and loved him. We ask for privacy and respect during this difficult time. Thank you."
Hudson is survived by his father Michael, his mother DeAnna, his wife Carlie and his brothers Christian, Calvin, Max and Luke.
According to Carlie's Instagram, she and Hudson wed in 2017, having their "official" wedding in 2019, and lived on the island of Oahu. Per her account, Hudson was a member of the U.S. Army and was promoted last March.
Hudson's father Michael, 64, is an actor who has appeared in several Quentin Tarantino movies, including Reservoir Dogs, The Hateful Eight and Kill Bill.
If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Detlef Schrempf did not mince words over fellow NBA All-Star John Stockton’s wild COVID-19 takes.
Stockton, arguably Gonzaga’s most famous alum, had his season tickets for home basketball games suspended over his refusal to comply with the university’s mask mandate.
Schrempf quote tweeted an article from the Spokesman-Review that discussed Stockton’s history of nonfactual COVID-19 claims and Gonzaga’s ticket suspension decision.
In his post, he wrote, “Bat s–t crazy. I am so disappointed we have so many role models not up to the task. This is not helping!”
Stockton — who holds the NBA’s all-time steals and assists records — is one of just two players whose number was retired by Gonzaga. He described the conversation between him and Gonzaga Athletic Director Chris Standiford to discuss the matter “congenial” but also “not pleasant.”
“Basically, it came down to, they were asking me to wear a mask to the games and being a public figure, someone a little bit more visible, I stuck out in the crowd a little bit,” Stockton said to the Spokesman-Review. “And therefore they received complaints and felt like from whatever the higher-ups — those weren’t discussed, but from whatever it was higher up — they were going to have to either ask me to wear a mask or they were going to suspend my tickets.”
Stockton has publicly opposed mask mandates, shutdowns and vaccines, and has peddled conspiracy theories relating to COVID-19, none of which have had any scientific backing. In June, he appeared a documentary titled “COVID and the Vaccine: Truth, Lies and Misconceptions Revealed.”
In his interview with the Spokesman-Review, Stockton baselessly claimed that around 150 professional athletes have died because of the COVID-19 vaccine and that millions have died from vaccines worldwide.
“I think it’s highly recorded now, there’s 150 I believe now, it’s over 100 professional athletes dead — professional athletes — the prime of their life, dropping dead that are vaccinated, right on the pitch, right on the field, right on the court,” Stockton said during the interview.
These comments, which were slammed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in a CNN interview as “not based on reality or facts,” have not been scientifically backed by medical professionals.
“I think statements like that make the public look upon athletes basically as dumb jocks, for trying to explain away something that is obviously a pandemic,” Abdul-Jabbar said.
Responding on @CNN to John Stockton’s comments in the @SpokesmanReview — specifically Stockton’s implication pro athletes have died from vaccines — NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says, “I think statements like that make the public look upon athletes like dumb jocks.” pic.twitter.com/BVCCoezb5m
The United States is discussing the deployment of American military forces to Eastern Europe with its NATO allies, a senior administration official said Monday, as President Joe Biden weighs options for responding to Russian threats against Ukraine.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has placed 8,500 troops on “heightened alert” to assist with the defense of NATO allies, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said during a news briefing Monday. He said no deployment orders have been given.
"I want to reinforce that as of now, the decision has been made to put these units on higher alert and higher alert only," said Kirby. "No decisions have been made to deploy forces from the United States at this time."
With Moscow massing more than 100,000 troops at its neighbor's border and no diplomatic breakthrough in sight, the West is stepping up its response amid mounting fears an invasion could be imminent.
Conversations are underway with NATO countries that could receive U.S. military forces as part of a plan to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression, the official said.
NATO said Monday that it was sending ships and fighter jets to Eastern Europe and that Washington “has also made clear that it is considering increasing its military presence in the eastern part of the Alliance.”
Biden participated in a roughly 90-minute video conference with European leaders Monday afternoon to discuss Russia’s military buildup on Ukraine’s borders, the White House said. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Polish President Andrzej Duda, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and other leaders participated in the call.
Following the video conference, Biden told reporters it was a "very, very, very good meeting," adding that there was "total unanimity with all the European leaders." The president said he would have more to say on the issue later.
In a statement, the White House said Biden and European leaders "reiterated their continued concern about the Russian military build-up on Ukraine’s borders and expressed their support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity."
The White House said the leaders "underscored their shared desire for a diplomatic resolution" and also discussed "their joint efforts to deter further Russian aggression against Ukraine."
Biden was briefed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday about U.S. options for responding if Russia invades Ukraine, as well as options for U.S. military movements in advance of an invasion, according to a defense official and a senior administration official.
Among the options presented for the U.S. military in advance of an invasion were bomber flights over the region, ship visits into the Black Sea and the moving of troops and some equipment from other parts of Europe into Poland, Romania and other countries neighboring Ukraine.
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