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DC Shooting, Best Schools, Temple Open House, Johnny Depp: VA, DC News

Top VA, DC news includes hunt for shooter, top public schools, DC Temple open for tours, summer travel season to heat up, Johnny Depp trial.

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The Washington D.C. Temple, a sacred place for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will host an open house for the public for the first time in nearly 50 years.
The Washington D.C. Temple, a sacred place for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will host an open house for the public for the first time in nearly 50 years. (Courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

VIRGINIA — Top news stories this week in Washington, D.C. and Virginia included Friday's shooting on Connecticut Avenue in Northwest DC that injured four and led to a manhunt that ended in the suspect's death; a new ranking of Virginia's best public high schools; the Commonwealth recently reached the grim milestone of 20,000 COVID-19 deaths; and the Washington D.C. Temple will allow visitors for only the second time in its history.

Plus, DC and Virginia residents plan to hit the highways and board airplanes to travel this summer as pandemic concerns ease; actor Johnny Depp testified that he did not abuse his ex-wife, Amber Heard, as their defamation trial continues in Fairfax; check out how dirty the air is in your community; the mystery of a weird "techno doorbell" sound chiming in communities was solved; and more in our roundup of top news stories from DC and Virginia Patch sites this week.

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Here are some of this week's top news headlines:

D.C. Shooting On Connecticut Ave.: Suspect Took His Own Life

The search has ended for a person of interest in Friday's shooting in Washington, D.C.'s Van Ness neighborhood, and the suspected shooter took his own life, authorities said. Raymond Spencer, 23, of Fairfax was named a person of interest in the case.

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DC Temple Open House Set To Welcome Visitors: Take A Look Inside

To many people in the Washington region, the Washington D.C. Temple is a landmark they see when driving on the Beltway. For only the second time since it opened, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will invite the public inside during an open house.

Summer Travel Plans Surge For VA, DC Residents As COVID Concerns Ease

Northern Virginia and D.C. residents are excited about the upcoming summer and are making plans to travel both domestically and internationally, despite high gasoline and jet fuel prices, according to a new AAA Travel poll.

Johnny Depp On Stand: Ex-Wife Heard's Allegations 'Heinous'

Actor Johnny Depp took the stand Tuesday in his libel lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard, saying her domestic abuse allegations against him were disturbing, heinous and "not based in any species of truth."

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