West Virginia National Guard troops are now being sent to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.

President Donald Trump has declared a public safety emergency in Washington DC and placed the capital city's police under federal control.

Attorney General Pam Bondi rolled back several policies that previously curtailed officers’ ability to work with federal immigration agents.

A traffic checkpoint set up by Washington, DC, police and federal agents drew community outrage on Wednesday night as President Donald Trump’s takeover of the city’s police entered its third night.

Two people were taken into custody after a man was shot in the parking lot of a Giant Eagle over the weekend and eventually died, the Maple Heights police reported. Patrick Rosemond, 38, appeared in court after being extradited from Georgia on assault charges, with prosecutors saying he was "the instigator" in the attack.

AG Pam Bondi has backed off her initial order to take over DC police, following pushback from Democratic lawmakers and DC residents. Meanwhile, President Trump continues his threats to go after other democratically run cities.

The chances of a person facing a violent crime in Washington, D.C., has dropped in recent years, but the possibility of dying during such a crime has skyrocketed, data shows.