Police investigate DC shooting and seek 10-15 male juveniles
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Updated · WUSA9.com · May 10
Police investigate DC shooting and seek 10-15 male juveniles
7 articles · Updated · WUSA9.com · May 10
One male was seriously wounded behind a business in the 4500 block of Wisconsin Avenue in northwest Washington and was conscious and breathing when crews arrived.
The group was last seen running toward River Road, while police said no motive or account of events leading up to the Thursday afternoon shooting was immediately available.
Jackson-Reed High School said the victim is one of its students, after-school activities were unaffected, and DCPS Police placed the campus on special attention with added law enforcement presence.
Was the fatal shooting of a D.C. student another tragic outcome of the city's escalating 'teen takeover' phenomenon?
With police crime stats under scrutiny, can the public trust the official narrative on D.C.'s youth violence trends?
Will D.C.'s new youth curfew stop the violence, or is it a surface-level fix for a much deeper problem?