Prosecutors to drop manslaughter charge in Lansdowne baby death - WTOP Afternoon Headlines - Friday, September 01, 2017

WTOP has obtained a motion filed by Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Sean Morgan, which concludes "the Commonwealth no longer believes it can proceed with the charge of Involuntary Manslaughter against the defendant given the legal standard of proof." [Logo](#) AFTERNOON HEADLINES - September 01, 2017 [mobile-header-ad]( [alt text here]( [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Prosecutors to drop manslaughter charge in Lansdowne baby death]( WTOP has obtained a motion filed by Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Sean Morgan, which concludes "the Commonwealth no longer believes it can proceed with the charge of Involuntary Manslaughter against the defendant given the legal standard of proof." [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Suspected Metro shooter with face tattoos hid under car before arrest]( Police have arrested a man suspected of firing a gun down an escalator in the Columbia Heights Metro station around noon on Aug. 25. 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