Where was Chief Kathy? She musta been downey Ocean gettin some Thrasher fries an a crab cake at Phillips.
Posted on 07/19/2008 6:55:34 AM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD
WASHINGTON -- A 13-year-old boy was killed, seven people shot and a person stabbed within minutes of each other in a spate of violence in the Trinidad section of NE shortly after midnight Saturday.
Police said between midnight and four in the morning a person was also stabbed and another shot citywide.
DC Police Inspector Rodney Parks says the shootings appear to have taken place in connection with three attempted robberies.
Police are looking for a gold or metallic colored car, possibly a Dodge Intrepid, spotted at each crime scene. The police have no suspects in custody at this time.
Police set up checkpoints in the Trinidad neighborhood last month to prevent crime in the wake of a similar string of shootings. The checkpoints are now the subject of a class action lawsuit.
Jewel Hall, a resident of the Trinidad area, says crime is a real problem in the area.
"I really can't distinguish 'em from fireworks or whatever," Hall said. "But we do hear, you know like, it could be shots all the time. And it's like, little kids, they don't even get scared. They're used to it."
Police request that anyone with information on any of these incidents call the Metropolitan Police Department at 202-727-9099.
(Copyright 2008 by WTOP. All rights reserved.)
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It’s all Heller’s fault (sarcasm folks, sarcasm)...
When are we going to withdraw from this quagmire?
BTTT
remember,
guns are illegal in mexico!
/j
We need to withdraw....NOW!
You know, it's been a while since Baghdad posted up murder numbers like DC's. ;-)
Didn’t you hear? DC still won’t let you have guns, but you can keep enough iron ore so you can smelt out the steel and make a gun.
As I recall, this isn’t the first time our minds have run close.
most wanted District of Columbia - homicide
http://mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/cwp/view,a,1244,q,543077,mpdcNav_GID,1533,mpdcNav,%7C31538%7C.asp
See there! All the evil Supreme Court had to do was issue the evil Heller decision and evil people are already doing evil things. There was probably no crime at all in the “Trinidad” section prior to Heller!
Looks like they’ll just have to outlaw crime for a change.
An obvious lie. No one may own a gun in DC.
It's a good thing that DC put new draconian gun restrictions in place immediately after Heller was decided. The new restrictions are working to keep guns out of the hands of criminals just as well as the old ones did.
[/sarcasm]
Is it just me or do I see a *trend* here. It’s quite possible that D.C. is just an outpost of...pick your 3rd world location. Seems like the local Government follows their guidelines too! I grew up here (Arlington) and when I was a *yooth* (cousin Vinnie reference) I didn’t fear going into D.C. on the bus to meet my mother for a day at the Museum. Now I wouldn’t go downtown for anything.
Violence in DC?
Next you’ll tell me that their public schools are sub-standard and over funded.
Seven people shot? Don’t these people know they’re supposed to have gun locks?
I put the blame for this violence where it belongs. On the people who are running the government there. They can’t or won’t stop this rampant violent, so they promote “gun control laws”.
Try it with any city that posts their most wanted on the net. Just type in.....most wanted Los Angeles.
http://www.lapdonline.org/top_ten_most_wanted
I’m depressed enough already...but thanks for the info.
Just damn.
Clearly, these folks recognized that they were in need of “immediate self-defense” and so they took the lock off their gun, assembled the weapon, loaded it, cocked it, and fired it before the “offender” was able to react.
Don’t you realize that laws are there to protect you? Don’t you feel protected?
(Sorry, I had to add to the sarcastic fun!)
JoMa
Looks like they are just trying to help make Detroit look good.
Baghdad population (UN estimates): 7 million.
Baghdad is way safer than DC - statistically speaking.
Allegra we are awed and proud of your commitment.
My SUV is bullet proof- Nancy Pelosi
I recommend Air Strikes.
I just wish somebody knew how to turn down the HEAT. ;-)
So the homocide problem in D.C. is basically caused by Hispanics?
I think there should be a core District right in the mall area. Outside of that all the land should revert back to the State it was carved out of. We really do not need a city of Washington D.C.
Looks like the government there is doing a really good job keeping people safe.
Morons and sheep believe the government is there to protect you.
Arm yourself. The government will probably be the one trying to kill you soon enough.
Parents are right when they say nothing good happens after midnight.
I wasn’t aware they had a zoo in D.C., and if they do, that it was open after midnight and the residents ran the facility.
I posted a link. Whatever you, or anyone else, infers from it is not my problem.
Where was Chief Kathy? She musta been downey Ocean gettin some Thrasher fries an a crab cake at Phillips.
I like the desert and I live in one but that is a blast furnace you are in.
Can't win for losing, huh?
Absolutely impossible
As of right now, people still can’t own handguns.
I notice it looks like 9/10 of their Most Wanted are Hispanic.
Need a clean up on aisle two.
Somebody ask candidate McCain what he intends to do about the District of Columbia and then ask Barry what he intends to do. Didn’t we have a Barry in D.C. once before?
A client told us today her Dodge Intrepid was stolen in DC on Friday ... wonder if it was used in these crimes ? Now my curiosity is piqued.
It certainly seems that way, doesn't it? SHEESH.
Sadr City might be safer these days.
Well, the article clearly states that a Dodge Intepid was used in these crimes. Tell your friend to call DC Police to find out more info.
Dang that’s as bad as the border wars going on in Mexico.
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