Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Suitland Parkway in Southeast

By Brett Snyder
January 29, 2020 | 10:15 AM

A 49-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car Tuesday on Suitland Parkway near Irving Street, according to D.C. police.

Cheryln Ninette Bell, of Southeast D.C., was declared dead when first responders arrived on the scene.

Officers were called to the scene around 8:07 p.m., where they observed Bell laying in the street.

According to police reports, a preliminary investigation determined that Bell was crossing from the south side of Suitland Parkway when an unknown vehicle struck her.

The case remains under investigation. D.C. police ask that if you have any information, call 202-727-9099 or text their tip line at 50411.

Below is a map of the area where the incident happened.

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National Museum of the American Latino to be housed in historic Smithsonian building

By Neal Augenstein
September 1, 2026 | 10:36 AM

The Smithsonian Institution has decided to put the National Museum of the American Latino into an existing, historic building, rather than constructing a new one. The Smithsonian Board of Regents on Monday designated the Arts and Industries Building, a 145-year-old redbrick Victorian structure located between the Smithsonian Castle and the Hirshhorn Museum, as the permanent site of the National Museum of the American Latino, which Congress authorized in 2020. In 2022, the Smithsonian narrowed its survey for permanent locations for the National Museum of the American Latino and the American Women's History Museum to four locations near the National Mall on land owned by the National Park Service. The Arts and Industries Building, located at 900 Jefferson St. SW, was one of the four sites. New construction on National Park Service land would require congressional approval. However, since the Smithsonian already owns the Arts and Industries Building, the institution can place the National Museum of the American Latino in the existing building without additional legislation.

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