DC crime: 9 shot, 2 dead in less than 5 hours

A night of gun violence in Washington, D.C. left seven people wounded and two dead in less than five hours. Here’s what happened:
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[@donaldsmith7685]

Chief "Too many guns on the street." Too many criminals walking free with council members reluctant to pass a public safety bill knowing minorities might be affected.

[@richard7479]

It’s not a gun problem, it’s black problem.

[@rafael2661]

💯 🎉

[@feija0zinh0]

These criminals are affecting minorities the most

[@cynthiaclarke3979]

Not enough law abiding citizens able to carry to even the playing field..the police chief is full of sh!t..there's more criminals than law abiding citizens in D.C. .

[@richard7479]

@@cynthiaclarke3979 DC is overrun by that same demographic ruining all blue cities.

[@MR-xc3sw]

This is the plan for the entire country.

[@kem1233]

not really, this has been happening for a long time in DC. i like how americans act in shocked that crime is occuring in cities

[@garyeperstein7993]

@@kem1233right, it’s like they live under a rock

[@kimsmith6469]

Not Really?? ..Your Nuts..and that's why this violence will continue..people like you who dont care. Or in Denial...

[@chrischreative2245]

@@kem1233no it’s gotten worse the last 3 years and anyone saying different is lying to you. DC had cleaned up a lot but then enter mayor bowser

[@Leroy-tj9jg]

​@@garyeperstein7993Not really. Many of us don't wake up with this amount of violence at our doorsteps. However i am not surprised about DC at all. I travel through that city and see children roaming the streets while school is in session. And you wonder why you have numerous car break-ins and robberies.

[@frickpoo6644]

seeing that they put whyte parents in prison for 20 yrs for their kids shooting, all these kid's guardians will be also going to prison for 20 years,Right???????

[@NycContent]

Mmmm FairPlay

[@PuffCaddie]

Nope. Wrong race.

[@galewinds7696]

How about 20 minutes 🤔

[@BroCallMeCai]

Nah. That was an underage high schooler whose parents didn't secure a weapon that was used to kill other people's children. You think they should arrest the parents of these adult men? ...right.

[@david9783]

Can't find 'em.

[@weldonparmley8147]

DC Chicago New York St Louis Oakland Cal Memphis TN New Orleans All the same people !

[@mickeydooley2230]

You forgot Philly, Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Kansas City, Houston, Detroit and Baltimore

[@tyronetrump1612]

@@mickeydooley2230 you do not have to rub it in... yes we all are aware we are infested with felonious waffle house people

[@cakesaregood5176]

Blue cities love the criminals.

[@Sjwolosz321]

@@mickeydooley2230 Say it easier .. All Democrat run cities

[@jessygarci]

You forgot Jacksonville, flordia, Miami, fl, Dallas Texas, Austin, texas, Cleveland, ohio, Dayton ,ohio, Colombus ohio, Oregon. We might as well name all the states. Mississippi. I mean I could name more. Since people think it's just these 3 or 4 cities.

[@JesusisMySavior581]

Didn't you all defund the police?

[@jasongrier7583]

Ya they should defund them .....there useless

[@user-vx7vi3vq1c]

@@jasongrier7583As useless as your spelling?

[@juliepiemonte3268]

Browser's dream city.

[@Mistawiskas]

If that’s how you look in your picture, your worried about the wrong 💩😂

[@Mistawiskas]

Dori… did you stick to that gym plan?

[@yournotmymaster8492]

😂😂😂😂😂 and they say the guns are the problem

[@richardhead3211]

guns are not. violet thug blax are

[@FUh_Que_-]

You get what you vote for

[@danielebrparish4271]

No community elects violent felons to public office.

[@highrolla142]

You get it regardless who's president foh if politicians worked for the people things would be better

[@tranquility9325]

True and the cult members will be loyal no matter what they do.

[@FUh_Que_-]

@@highrolla142 Sure bud if you think so

[@evagrace6847]

THANK YOU!!!

[@danielbumbalo8706]

Not a lot of diversity among DC criminals

[@melbee5767]

Their all in Portland

[@Le_Dislike_Button]

The worst criminals in DC show up to work in a suit and tie

[@gsp49]

Diversity, isn't that democrats code for less white folks?

[@lonebikeroftheapocalypse9527]

​@@Le_Dislike_Button You ain't wrong

[@dionysuseros7423]

Nice try at racism. The city is majority minority. So what does one expect? Your comment would be like me saying there is not much diversity in incest or meth cases in West Virginia.

[@melfisher1683]

Crime in D.C.?? Say it ain't so!!

[@highrolla142]

America is stolen land founded by criminals foh

[@KeVonBouVie]

How funny is it that the mayor of DC priority is making sure the capital one Arena is up and working i.e. given the fact her crime rate is up. I think I would’ve spent that $515 million on crime infrastructure. Hell give me $10 million for crime infrastructure.

[@4givenbyf8th]

She only cares about preserving the city from bankruptcy. She cares nothing for the ppl. I wish they would wake up and see that

[@gatvestreet9248]

Demonstrating their contributions to society everyday, every city. And yet the media and politicians continue to defend this broken culture.

[@kevinforeman4485]

After the Crack era anybody who had the $$$$ moved away from there. It was the murder capitol of the United States at one time.

[@brianhampson2314]

The gun culture, right? Or did I miss something?

[@rafael2661]

💯 🎉

[@kevinforeman4485]

@@brianhampson2314 nahhh. U have to understand white people code words. When they say culture it simply means black people. Same goes for when they report a suspicious person. No description necessary. The police know this.

[@kevinforeman4485]

@@brianhampson2314 By your thumbnail I thought you would know this Brian.

[@ThaRealest616]

for the culture

[@darleneullah8201]

Only hear of this in the Black and white communities

[@ThaRealest616]

@darleneullah8201 can't say you're wrong and it's typically the lower income communities.

[@commonsenseisntcommon1776]

You know its the usual suspects

[@carribgirl007]

It's American culture.

[@user-vx7vi3vq1c]

@@carribgirl007Keep trying to walk away from the specifics.

[@davidpeaston8443]

Yep.....those in the government buildings.

[@davidpeaston8443]

​@@user-vx7vi3vq1c....Those are the specifics. America was stolen and founded by criminals. Get it ?

[@lennygarrison6836]

@@carribgirl007it’s “black” culture. There, I fixed it for you.

[@user-hz5rk5vy1t]

You voted for this disaster, D.C. Enjoy!

[@myohmy7368]

A culture of bravado and bullying shouldn't be celebrated or protected. Resist Hate.

[@Eraserhedd]

Being a DC reporter: here’s some pretty pictures of flowers! Next: murder, chaos and destruction…

[@kimsmith6469]

Vote conservative..TRUMP 2024❤❤

[@bixizapatero8256]

the usual....

[@darleneullah8201]

Black or white non in between

[@arielsea9087]

Never mentions the DRUGS, the gangs fighting for turf. Many people dodging bullets are customers. People want to party with their drugs. If the demand dries up, the suppliers dry up

[@glenngallegos]

Broken homes, no social values, never taking responsibility - Nope, I can't have empathy for anyone affected

[@atrumphasmatis6719]

I thought you were talking about trump for a min… multiple divorces, cheats on his wife and taxes and last but not least Covid mishandling. You see how I could be confused about who you’re talking about

[@glenngallegos]

@@atrumphasmatis6719 Nice try, but D.C. created its own issues, and those begin in the home. It's a shame ppl like you use library computers to attempt to derail your responsibility, but it won't work. You ppl did this to yourselves.

[@55chevytruck]

@@atrumphasmatis6719 Your the confused one this is 100% democratic polices but being a good Marxist blame others for your STUPIDITY!

[@kingmaafa120]

I’ve been documenting this for 10+ yrs Crack epidemic was the beginning of the end just facts

[@katfishkobain8809]

It’s just an unfortunate incident? How about raise your children properly?

[@fuffoon]

It used to be 9 to 5. Now its 9 in 5.

[@9663mu]

Sadly , when consequences are light bad people will do bad things. Sad

[@Tex_actual]

How is that possible? I thought guns were illegal in DC? How strange.

[@AG-sx9ws]

Guns used in crimes are predominantly stolen. Gun regulations are already strict. You can't stop theft if you don't prosecute and sentence theft.

[@mrscrystalschwartz]

No it not too many guns on the street, it’s more like little many criminals with guns that are on the streets. The cops do their job but it’s the judges who let them back onto the streets. WHY?????

[@InFamousProductions]

Hey why no description

[@FUh_Que_-]

The color rhymes with rack

[@darleneullah8201]

@@FUh_Que_-either Black or white non in between

[@neilmartin99]

No pictures necessary. We already know.

[@FUh_Que_-]

@@darleneullah8201 take responsibility for once, it isn't white

[@MilePost106]

Washington the District of Corruption.

[@Patrick-yh5yd]

Another reason I will never return.

[@jdmb03]

Buttigieg said Sunday during an MSNBC interview he can "safely walk my dog to the Capitol today in a way you couldn't do when we all got here" That comment didn't age well.

[@galewinds7696]

Maybe he meant walking with His Husband 😅😅😅

[@sandyfields678]

Is he for real ...?...........

[@fg3901]

It's going to be a long hot bullet ridden summer. DC, Atlanta, Memphis, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Charlotte and New Orleans are all in trouble.

[@kimsmith6469]

NO JUSTICE NO PEACE..HOWS THAT WORKING OUT FOR YA!!

[@ThaRealest616]

Morons

[@Aonexia]

Let me guess....

[@darleneullah8201]

Black or white non in between

[@AG-sx9ws]

@@darleneullah8201 2023 chicago pd data: 2023 Race of Assailant: 59 blx, 20 hisp, 4 wht. 5 KIA via police involved sh*tings. 59/(59+20+4)=71% assailants are blk. blks are 29% of chicago population. .71/.29=2.45 so relative prevalence is 2.45. 4/(59+20+4)=5% of assailants are non-hisp whi, which make up 33% of the pop. 0.05/0.33=0.15 so relative prevalence is 0.15 2.45/0.15 = 16.3 proof that BLX are 16.3 TIMES MORE DANGEROUS THAN NON HISP WH*TS

[@Yungking300]

this is our capital. You would think this was in the middle east. A complex well thought out social safety net to raise the standard of living across the united states needs to be thought of in congress. Or cut the taxes/ stop paying the congress. Limited government.

[@Yoduh1]

Let me guess, the Norwegians?

[@Tyrone950]

🤣🤣🤣

[@AG-sx9ws]

2023 chicago pd data: 2023 Race of Assailant: 59 blx, 20 hisp, 4 wht. 5 KIA via police involved sh*tings. 59/(59+20+4)=71% assailants are blk. blks are 29% of chicago population. .71/.29=2.45 so relative prevalence is 2.45. 4/(59+20+4)=5% of assailants are non-hisp whi, which make up 33% of the pop. 0.05/0.33=0.15 so relative prevalence is 0.15 2.45/0.15 = 16.3 proof that BLX are 16.3 TIMES MORE DANGEROUS THAN NON HISP WH*TS

[@qr330]

Just another day on The Plantation.

[@cheesenoodles8316]

No fathers and no consequences, no guilt. No wonder

[@boni_traxton9436]

Dads don’t solve everything 😂 An what daddy gon do?? He whack himself

[@alanlangley7246]

USUAL SUSPOOKS

[@user-cn2uz7pt9c]

To many ppl let in our country now this.everybdy mad

[@russellrudolph4051]

More than likely the shooters were American born and raised. The vast majority of homicides are committed by Americans.

[@russellrudolph4051]

The shooter is more than likely an American citizen. The majority of homicides are committed by Americans, not foreigners.

[@kem1233]

too many ppl let in our country? yeaa u dont know much of DC illegals dont live in DC, they live outside of dc, northeast is vast majority blk americans, and they main ones committing crime in DC. again illegals arent going into washington dc unless the cooking or clean plates at some nightclub.

[@yournotmymaster8492]

At least we know the suspects are not white😂😂😂🍻

[@inkedskindeep9941]

right?!?!? we don't roll like that.

[@NotEnuff8]

Precisely. It wasn't a church, old folks home, supermarket, school, underdeveloped country etc. Keep being proud boys

[@Diachachimba]

⁠@@NotEnuff8so you equate a few sociopaths that do that once in a while to gang violence where black people are getting killed every day? Hardly the same. There are more mass shooting due to gangs than those you spoke of, we just don’t care to acknowledge that due to political correctness. Not to delegitimize what you’re saying. Those acts are still evil. Just hardly comparable.

[@NotEnuff8]

@@Diachachimba your first question and answer literally shows the hypocrisy of your thought process. No statistics (which are daunting to disproving your point) just butthurt opinions. It makes me laugh the stupidity of the layman nowadays

[@GuitarsCarsandBikes]

Every crime has the same killers. In the same Democrat cities. But the news won’t mention it

[@nejaziB]

crazy how United States capital is the most unsafe city in America?

[@prodigalpriest]

The MOST Progressive City in the MOST Progressive country! 🤣

[@AG-sx9ws]

its the people and the culture. it can't be helped, only locked up

[@WaldoBagelTopper]

Joe Biden's America

[@user-hz5rk5vy1t]

It's the Progressive Paradise. What a nightmare in broad daylight.

[@KeithsTVHD1]

This was going on when Dump was president

[@TrinhNguyen-tq1ud]

So what,,,happened anywhere,,

[@user-hz5rk5vy1t]

@@KeithsTVHD1 Only in Democrat cities that wanted to make him look bad with Democrat mayors and governors.

[@neilmartin99]

Joe Biden's America FJB

[@david9783]

And that senile clown is RUNNING AGAIN??!! We'd better get out and vote Trump in, 'cause if Brandon dies in office, look who we're gonna' be stuck with for Pres.....it's just too horrible to imagine.

[@thefucrew9865]

Yet, NO DESCRIPTION of the shooters ???? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤷‍♂️

[@AG-sx9ws]

No description always means bl*cks They are the most privileged, protected class

[@williamwaller2485]

...and I bet the culprits have felony records a mile long.

[@brucenome989]

Out of control.

[@TommyG11814]

Gee let me guess 🙄 ok got it.

[@jerrymartin3965]

Typical day in the "community."

[@anthonyhuber-permanentlyre7808]

*Mass shooting in DC?* Ak Nation should cover this tonight.

[@p.s.lovely1810]

And lol Now they want more police

[@Steve-me5lf]

AK Nation!

[@gemayeljones248]

There's a war going on outside...

[@geneawisea2708]

KEEP VOTING BLUE!! 😂😂😂👏👏👏

[@fromaggiovagiola9128]

Colin Flaherty reported on these type of incidents for decades. The Fella's and Lovely Ladies. Chocolate Ci'tay.

[@khanhnguyen-ke4yg]

Pamela smith doing a horrible job. She doesn’t support her officers

[@MrJoker-]

Are y'all proud of yourselves yet?

[@user-wd9ed9xn3k]

Prayers

[@bertrpk]

Keep voting Blue

[@SteveXNYC]

American living in feardom.

[@AJAY-mn9qb]

All of the Democrats are lining up to Vote the same people right back into the City Council...they will Vote Blue no matter who.

[@cynthiaclarke3979]

Exactly..There's more thugs than law abiding citizens in D.C. ..

[@AJAY-mn9qb]

@@cynthiaclarke3979 I would say it's a split between thugs, stupid Liberals, and now a ton of Illegals mixed...with people like me being in the minority. Many people whine and cry about crime...but when you tell them it's the policies THEY voted for...they get mad and scream that they would never vote Republican or Libertarian. Not sure if these people are brainwashed or truly just that stupid.

[@nobodynothing00000]

Are those pesky icelanders at it again?

[@alfpedersen2201]

To many fatherless homes is the bigger reason for this criminal behavior

[@user-yj2xl9hp7z]

Democratic stench fill hole

[@skitsfrizel5875]

Let's Check the Demographics? You got it!

[@LC.1990]

Sounds like chicago! But people have empathy for criminals and not for law enforcement. This rampant violence is the result.

[@boni_traxton9436]

Law enforcement a gang themselves 😂 just a legal one

[@LC.1990]

@@boni_traxton9436 thanks for proving my point. And your people just keep hurting each other and you're silent when that happens. It makes you all look bad.

[@boni_traxton9436]

@@LC.1990 there’s 55 million of us so we ALL our bad??? I’m 30 years old got my own business I’m not a “felon”….im upstanding, but I still don’t like cops 💀 And do you know there’s a truck load of community programs in our areas that work their ass off to make things better but guess what….nobody cares. An let’s not go there because whites aren’t perfect and have LOTS of issues

[@hudsondonnell444]

The Swamp creatures doing what comes naturally.

[@FreedomFirst1st]

It's not the guns, it's the culture.

[@AG-sx9ws]

The guns were stolen so more laws won't help

[@Cam-vz2zk]

Why do the women reporters in the opening segment all look like they're selling it on the street?

[@alessandrapirelli7040]

A quiet night! What a murdering cesspool of crime ...

[@priscillaautrey7318]

This is ridiculous.

[@Ston247]

This is a clear indicator of our country's health.

[@lowandslow3939]

Too many guns? How stupid is that? Too many thugs being released back into the community. Lock them up, and keep them locked up.

[@cynthiaclarke3979]

More thugs carry than law abiding citizens.

[@colours4301]

you guys just love these kind of news, i can hear in your voices

[@zoftigbeatnik]

Thanks Biden! This is all on you.

[@mzliz1249]

Remember, according to the Apple River case, they’re just kids being kids, isn’t that what y’all said? So, the shooter was just a kid being a kid. You can’t have it both ways.🤷🏻‍♀️

[@johngrim2802]

The new crime initiative by the mayor of DC is working like a charm.

[@neomonk5668]

This is so unexpected.

[@DoobieDeb]

THE POLICE CANT BE EVERYWHERE

[@oceanwavesandcocaine1129]

Biden's America

[@kendallhughes7507]

*USUAL SUSPECTS* can't stop, won't stop...take dat take dat take dat....SMH

[@angiewitter291]

Just sad

[@lisae9958]

I used to live at 21st and M in 1984. They used to call the area Vietnam. The violence is going on way too long.

[@rubencollazo8857]

I sincerely feel they need to defund the police even more, require more counselors to respond to and even more no bail reforms!! The problem should resolve itself with time.

[@terranceaddison4599]

Where are they getting these guns from? That's what I wanna know..

[@AG-sx9ws]

Gangs burglarize houses within a several hour vicinity and those stolen guns work their way through the bla*k market

[@StanleyKubick1]

just a wonderful society you've created for yourself, America. Do you still feel no. 1?

[@nasreenfatima4085]

So sad 😞

[@YellowJeep]

That's how it be sometimes.

[@bertrpk]

I didn't vote for Spano

[@4givenbyf8th]

I’ll never understand why anyone would want to live in DC as crime-laden the city has become. Every day its mayhem in the city. Probably more gunfire erupting than Gaza or the Ukraine. It’s sickening.

[@geneawisea2708]

Liberals “ F the Police” Gunshots ring out “Where the F are the Police?!!!”

[@dixunsu2555]

Looks like a very promising neighborhood…

[@user-bv3bn1gf5k]

What do you expect when the city is democrat controlled?

[@davidreed3357]

So how many times was each victim shot?

[@tarkus4283]

FYI: No one behind the walls was harmed during this episode

[@WhyDoTroonsHaveTheSameVoices]

Pookie and RayRay

[@billkingll1678]

And Day Day

[@mickeydooley2230]

Da'Quan'tavious and Quandarious

[@atatterson6992]

And I wonder what the men's names were...

[@jeffteyrosado9966]

The black guetto baby

[@matthewgustafson5494]

Way to go America. When are we going to stand up?

[@LilTubeBoi]

You know what's crazy to me. These people go to sleep. Wake up, cause havoc, then go back to sleep, then wake up and cause havoc. It is wild. These are human beings. We know who you are, we will find you. And you never need to come out 1 day. The good citizens will rise up

[@chrisward4576]

Not that big a deal, this stuff is pretty normal for D.C.

[@BufordDuckworth]

Why can't people who own guns ever seem to follow the law?

[@wms7719]

“Crime is down”

[@leeoswald9799]

WHAT IF A CERTAIN GROUP SUDDENLY LEFT AMERICA, WHICH IS LESS THAN 13.3% OF THE TOTAL US POPULATION: The prison population--down by 45%. 54% of murders would disappear. There would be 39% less gang members. Obesity percentage--drop 21%. Average IQ would go up 9.4 points, putting us 3rd in the world tied with Japan. Average SAT scores--up almost 150 points. Average ACT scores--up 5.5 points. AIDS & HIV--down by 65%. Chlamydia cases--down 54%. Gonorrhea--down 69%. Syphilis--down 58%. The average income--up over $20,000 a year. People in poverty-- drop 31%. Homelessness--down 57%. Welfare recipients--down by 42%.

[@FUh_Que_-]

Statistics are raY-cist 🤣🤣

[@David-qo7lz]

I’m stealing this, hope you don’t mind. Just spreading the word. 👍👍

[@Willieb-hi6yt]

Weed sales down 75 %

[@ThatNiggaMani]

You know how much dedication into being racist it takes to sit here and get the percentages just to type on a KZbin comment 😂😂

[@ThatNiggaMani]

Same person who will probably walk pass and not say none of this in person only have guts on the internet

[@tigerhater1]

"The proposed 2021 MPD budget is $578 million. The budget that was approved Thursday by the committee is $33 million less than what MPD is currently operating on. Councilmember Allen said MPD is $41.4 million over its approved $559.5 million budget for 2020, due to changes in pay, federal grants, and reprogramming. “The reductions to MPD’s budget recommended today are responsible and responsive, but this is certainly not the end of the conversation,” Councilmember Mary Cheh said. - WUSA Channel 9 Reported on 6/25/20" 33 million LESS for Cops. Looks like you're getting EXACTLY what you voted for.

[@Rumblealsojennings2929]

Condolences 💐 to the family’s may the father comfort yall in Jesus name

[@daveprimmer2817]

Vote Dem if you like this

[@darleneullah8201]

Vote Jesus into your heart if you don’t like this. Man is limited