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Amber Alert Issued After Fatal Shooting, Boy Found Safe

4/23/2026

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An Amber Alert was issued after Jamillah Gales was fatally shot in an alley on Kenyon Street in Washington, D.C.
Royce Hawkins, the 2-year-old boy, was located unharmed around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday with the suspect.
The suspect, not the boy's father, has been charged with second-degree murder.
Police are investigating the relationship between the suspect and Jamillah Gales.

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An Amber Alert was issued after Jamillah Gales was fatally shot in an alley on Kenyon Street in Washington, D.C.
Royce Hawkins, the 2-year-old boy, was located unharmed around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday with the suspect.
The suspect, not the boy's father, has been charged with second-degree murder.
Police are investigating the relationship between the suspect and Jamillah Gales.