The mayor called the mark a “grim milestone.” It comes as she is seeking a new police chief, and federal lawmakers are focused on the city’s crime.
Lindsey Appiah, the deputy mayor for public safety and justice, said officials are encouraged by survey returns, with most responses coming from residents east of the river in Wards 7 and 8.
Early Wednesday, police said Richard Hendrix, 32, of Northeast, was fatally shot in the 4000 block of 3rd Street SE, in Washington HighlandsPolice did not describe the circumstances of the three killings, and said no arrests have been made. Efforts to reach relatives were not immediately successful., speaking at an announcement of a new partnership with DoorDash offering drivers free security cameras to help tamp down car thefts and carjackings, said that “every homicide is a tragedy.
“We had one homicide,” Benedict said. “One. That one homicide detracts from what’s otherwise a good, productive day for the Metropolitan Police Department.”that residents will start seeing more police in neighborhoods throughout the city this summer, including conducting traffic stops. He said “people are driving around with seeming impunity.”The D.C.
Contee, the former police chief, said in April he expected the size of the force to drop to 3,130 officers by the end of fiscal 2024, despite new hiring efforts by the city. The department had about 3,900 officers in 2014.“Resignations are now outpacing retirements, and recruiting numbers are abysmal,” Greggory Pemberton, the chairman of the D.C. police union, said in a statement Wednesday.
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