Washington, D.C. hits 200 murders in consecutive years for first time since 2003
eclipsed 200 homicides this week, marking the first time the nation’s capital has hit that grim milestone in back-to-back years in almost two decades.
A man was shot and killed Thursday in Northeast Washington, D.C., becoming the 200th person to be killed in the city this year,Roughly one hour later, two more people were shot in the southeast part of the city. One of the victims did not survive, which brought the homicide total to 201. The killings mark the first time since 2002-2003 that Washington, D.C., has seen 200 or more homicides in back to back years.
A Metropolitan Police Department police cruiser blocks a street leading to the White House on Election Day."We are still short 100s of cops and the responsible policing that used to address this has been prohibited by misguided legislation," the D.C. Police Union
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