Woman dead in Prince George’s Co. shooting

By Anna Isaacs
June 10, 2018 | 2:48 PM

WASHINGTON — A D.C. woman is dead after a shooting in District Heights, Maryland, Sunday morning.

Prince George’s County police were called to an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Lorring Drive in District Heights just before 11 a.m. for a report of gunshots, according to Prince George’s County police.

They found Alashia Ervin-Bethea, 20, with gunshot wounds to her upper body in the complex’s parking lot. The Southeast D.C. woman was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Police say the shooting doesn’t appear to be random, but don’t have any details on a suspect or motive.

They’re asking anyone with information to call police at 1-866-411-8477.

Below is the area of the shooting:

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Maryland Zoo’s lone female elephant moving as facility transitions to all-male herd

By Catherine Chen
August 23, 2026 | 5:48 PM

The Maryland Zoo is preparing to say goodbye to its only female African elephant as it changes to an all-male herd. Felix, a 43-year-old elephant who has lived at the Baltimore zoo for 19 years, will move to another facility later this week. Zoo officials said the move is in Felix’s best interest because it will give her opportunities to socialize with other female elephants. Her interaction with other females have been limited since the zoo’s other female elephant died in 2024. “We will all miss her but having social companionship in a female herd is the best thing for Felix’s overall well-being,” Mammal Curator Erin Cantwell Grimm said.

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