Afternoon Buzz: Eyewitness contradicts police account of fatal shooting of Black man

At Senate committee, D.C. statehood is debated anew; The Chesapeake Bay's water quality is inching in the right direction, scientists say; Md. man traps and kills nearly 8-foot alligator in a pond off the Chesapeake Bay; Tom Sietsema's 7 favorite places to eat right now; Metro employee indicted on suspicion of stealing more than $150,000 in bus parts; A toast to the glorious life (and messy death) of Brood X cicadas; Storms skirted the District on Monday but lighted up the evening sky; Meet the shirt-ripping fan who went full Hulk on the Nats Park fan cam; Va. tennis coach charged with having inappropriate relationship with student, police say; 'This is it': Townhouses with room for extra family, work and entertaining ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Local news you don't want to miss.     Darrion Marsh, 25, stands at the spot where his friend Donovon Lynch was killed by Virginia Beach police in March. (Julia Rendleman/The Post) Eyewitness contradicts police account of fatal shooting of Black man A friend says Donovon Lynch was not brandishing a gun when he was shot by Virginia Beach police as two officers contend. By Justin Jouvenal ●  Read more »   At Senate committee, D.C. statehood is debated anew Former senator Joe Lieberman and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser stressed voting rights for D.C. residents. By Meagan Flynn ●  Read more »   The Chesapeake Bay's water quality is inching in the right direction, scientists say A 2020 report on the Chesapeake Bay shows improvements in key health indexes By Stephanie Lai ●  Read more »   Md. man traps and kills nearly 8-foot alligator in a pond off the Chesapeake Bay The tale of how 43-year-old William Adams — a.k.a. Crocodile Dundee — and his 14-year-old son, Jake, came to find the alligator has created a buzz in his hometown. By Dana Hedgpeth ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Tom Sietsema's 7 favorite places to eat right now Louder, busier dining rooms make it feel as if it's 2019 — the good old days — again. Review ●  By Tom Sietsema ●  Read more »   Metro employee indicted on suspicion of stealing more than $150,000 in bus parts A Metro employee is indicted on suspicion of stealing more than $150,000 in bus parts. By Justin George ●  Read more »   A toast to the glorious life (and messy death) of Brood X cicadas The cicadas are dead (but not yet gone). Cheers to Brood X, with a look back at some of The Post's best, weirdest and funniest cicada stories. Perspective ●  By Bonnie Berkowitz ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Storms skirted the District on Monday but lighted up the evening sky The intense storms were prolific lightning producers. By Kevin Ambrose ●  Read more »   Meet the shirt-ripping fan who went full Hulk on the Nats Park fan cam "Somebody's got to get hyped," Dante Brewer thought during the sixth inning of Friday's walk-off win. By Scott Allen ●  Read more »   Va. tennis coach charged with having inappropriate relationship with student, police say Rafael "Rally" Diokno, 29, was an instructor at George Mason High School in Falls Church. By Justin Jouvenal ●  Read more »   'This is it': Townhouses with room for extra family, work and entertaining BUYING NEW| The Towns at Wade's Grant in Millersville, Md., is a 65-townhouse community. By Carisa Crawford Chappell ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Local Headlines for important local stories in D.C., Va. and Md., around 8 a.m. on weekdays. Sign up »

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