Police: Loudoun man kills girlfriend, self
New York police are trying to determine what led a Loudoun County man to kill his girlfriend at her brother’s home before turning a gun on himself. Authorities say Vincent Russo, 26, of Ashburn, repeatedly shot Ramy Jacildo, 22, of the Philippines with a .40-caliber handgun early Saturday morning at the home of Jacildo’s brother in Central Valley, 45 miles north of New York City. Police say Russo then shot himself in the head. Police say Russo had traveled to New York on Friday to meet her parents, also visiting from the Philippines.
Second teen dies in car crash with deer
A second teenage girl has died from injuries suffered when a car struck a deer on a dangerous stretch of road in Haymarket. Prince William County Police said 15-year-old Savanna Kidane Mouratidis succumbed to her injuries Friday. Her friend Kendra Kaeleen Tucker, also 15, died early Wednesday at the scene of the crash. Mouratidis and three others teenagers were taken by helicopters to an area hospital after their car swerved to try to avoid a deer and struck a tree. All the occupants were students at Battlefield High School. Police said the driver, and 18-year-old male, was speeding, and none of the teenagers were wearing seatbelts.
Man killed in Adams Morgan
D.C. police are investigating a homicide in Adams Morgan. The victim was found around 2 p.m. Sunday in the 2300 block of Ontario Street NW. The man suffered trauma to the head and body, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they do not have an identity of the man. Anyone with information is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099 or 1-888-919-CRIME. The Metropolitan Police Department is offering a reward of $25,000. Anonymous information can be submitted to D.C. Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS.
-Scott McCabe
