A teenager was killed and an off-duty police officer was critically wounded
At least 570 people have been shot in the District this year, a spike of 45 percent over the same period last year that is driving up homicides and frustrating residents and leaders alike.
At no time in recent months has the firepower been on such stark display as early Sunday, when police said as many as four gunmen fired at least 100 rounds amid a crowd of hundreds at a block party in Southeast Washington, hitting 22 people.A 17-year-old, Christopher Brown, died and an off-duty female D.C. police officer apparently attending the party was struck in the neck and critically injured. At a Monday news conference to address the violence, D.C.
Newsham said a dozen victims were female, and all but Brown were adults. He said one is 19 years old, 16 were between the ages of 20 and 29 and four were over 30. Twelve victims, including Brown, were from D.C., and eight were from Maryland. Two declined to provide their addresses to police.D.C. officials have attributed some of the killings to disputes involving neighborhood crews and gangs or between people who know each other.
It came amid an annual block party that was advertised on Instagram and drew upward of 400 people, who were crowded together and dancing in the street.
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