Springfield murder suspect in contact with police - Monday, July 18, 2022 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | July 18, 2022 [Web version](   [Fairfax Co. police in contact with suspect who allegedly killed wife in Springfield]( A warrant has been issued for Jose Hernandez Mejia of Springfield. Police say they have been in contact with him, but he has not turned himself in. [READ MORE](   [Uvalde report: 376 officers but ‘egregiously poor' decisions]( “Egregiously poor decision-making” resulted in more than an hour of chaos before the Uvalde gunman who took 21 lives was finally confronted and killed, according to an investigative report released Sunday. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Johns Hopkins Medicine takes aim at 4 barriers to health equity among older adults in the National Capital Region]( “Our responsibility as a health system is to create a healthier, vibrant, more equitable community,” says Johns Hopkins Health System's Carolyn Carpenter. 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