10 Shot 3 Dead in DC Tonight Tuesday March 30, 2010
One shooting on Galveston St was probably not related. Is there a full moon or something? Two Moscow subway female suicide bombers, an FBI raid on a rapturite cult militia in Michigan, and Minutemen withdraw from the US-Mexico border citing escalating rightwing rhetoric combined with at least one inflammatory murder of a border rancher by an illegal immigrant. The Minutemen said they are withdrawing because they do not want to identify with the rightwing talk or exacerbate vlence or frighten people. Putin vows to ferret out the planners of the Moscow subway bombings. InAthens, Greece, a bomb in a trashcan killed a boy. Same week as healthcare reforms(no new "socialism"), Obama also got a lot of college loan and grant reforms through, pretty mild again but radical rightwingers are whining about loss of looting jobs as loan reforms may roll back private looter jobs that resulted from moving from grants and scholarships to loans, and now back to grants to some extent, shooting a few looters in the legs. Three killed in one night in Trinidad neighborhood prompted an unconstitutional police checkpointing for months. Although SE DC or Anacostia has more dangerous areas than any other part of DC, this area where the nine shootings and three deaths(so far) occured is a main thoroughfare two to four blocks from any drug corner. Mapquest.com does not even show any South Capitol St SE address number above 1400, and both mapquest and google try to divert us to East Capitol St NE. Browsing cnn, cbs, ap, it seems that police chased a van in some versions and a green car in others. In all accounts three suspects were apprehended in a combined helicopter and police car chase in which four police officers were injured. A few days ago there was quite a bit of shooting on Howard Road, where another good samaritan like me received a shot over the bow and I was called out by name and several men came down and I casually looked them in the eye and went about my business, slowly. I was getting attention because I gave a ride to somebody they regarded as a rat for calling cops on them because they were using the interior stairs for seating for a social club, no problem, but were verbally intimidating and scared a resident into having police ban them from the stairs. They shoot in the air after cop cars pass with their lights flashing, many times. I waited on another corner for a person to show up, and an undercover (I did not know so) asked if I wanted him to unlock the building front door but I declined the offer. A rented van asked a woman on the corner who I was, which did not make sense right away, but then after a no-show I decided to leave and then pretty soon the police jumped out all over with guns drawn and stayed into the next day when a horse-mounted cop joined in. Not sure what that was really about, and police so far do not say they know of a motive for tonight's driveby. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/30/washington-dc-shooting-mu_n_519381.html At least six have been injured and three killed after a mass Washington D.C. shooting this evening, BNO News is reporting. BNO News cites the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department as saying a call came in at 7:27 p.m. local time and "details were still coming in." The incident reportedly took place at the 4000 block of South Capitol Street SE. AP reports that the incident was a "drive-by shooting" and three arrests were made as a result. Six men and three women were shot, and five of the victims had life-threatening injuries, according to authorities. Potential motives for the shooting are not yet known. At 8:20 p.m. local time, CNN's Nick Valencia tweeted, "JUST IN- CNN confirms 7 shot, 1 dead in DC on 4000 block of South Capitol Street. Sounds like a drive-by type shooting." UPDATE (8:30 p.m. EST): The Washington Post posted about the incident on its breaking news blog, noting gunfire broke out on the southern tip of D.C., and that the incident "appear[s] to be one of the most violent in the Washington area this year." UPDATE (8:40 p.m. EST): CNBC's Ryan Ruggiero reports that police found nine shot upon arrival at the scene. UPDATE (8:45 p.m. EST): The NBC affiliate in Washington, D.C. reports that an AK47-type weapon was used through a green sedan that police chased through parts of D.C. and across the Prince George's County line. NBC Washington is also reporting that four police officers were injured pursuing the suspect. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36107950/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/ 3 killed, 6 hurt in Washington, D.C. shooting 4 police officers injured in pursuit of suspect's vehicle; 3 arrested The Associated Press updated 12:34 a.m. ET March 31, 2010 WASHINGTON - Three people were killed in a drive-by shooting that wounded six others in the nation's capital, officials said late Tuesday. One shooting victim died at the scene in southeastern Washington, D.C., one was dead on arrival at the hospital, and the third died in the operating room, said Carolyn Hammond, spokeswoman for Washington Hospital Center. She said a fourth person was in critical condition late Tuesday. The shootings of six men and three women happened about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the area around the 4000 block of South Capitol Street, said D.C. Police Department spokesman Officer Hugh Carew. Fire Department spokesman Pete Piringer says all were in their 20s and 30s, except for one teenager. Police say three people have been arrested and a weapon was recovered. Police said they had no motive for the shootings is known. Four D.C. officers were slightly injured while pursuing a suspect's vehicle into neighboring Prince George's County, authorities said. The neighborhood is near a water treatment plant and sections of southeastern D.C. have problems with crime. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/31/national/main6349061.shtml WASHINGTON, March 31, 2010 Washington D.C. Shooting Leaves 3 Dead Police Arrest 3, Find 1 Gun But No Motive after Gunmen Allegedly Spray Bullets "Into a Crowd"(AP) A drive-by shooting killed three people and wounded six others in the U.S. capital Tuesday night, and three people were in custody, officials said. A gunman sprayed bullets "into a crowd," said Police Chief Cathy Lanier. The shootings of six men and three women happened about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in southeastern Washington, D.C., said D.C. Police Department spokesman Officer Hugh Carew. Fire Department spokesman Pete Piringer says all the victims were in their 20s and 30s, except for one teenager. One shooting victim died at the scene, one was dead on arrival at the hospital, and the third died in the operating room, said Carolyn Hammond, spokeswoman for Washington Hospital Center. She said a fourth person was in critical condition late Tuesday. Three people were arrested and a weapon was recovered, according to police who said they had no motive. The Washington Post reported that police pursued a van from the scene, aided by a helicopter. Four D.C. officers were slightly injured while chasing a suspect's vehicle into neighboring Prince George's County, authorities said. The neighborhood is near a water treatment plant and Bolling Air Force Base. Sections of southeastern D.C. have problems with crime, though surprised neighbors told local media that the area was not a bad place to live and wasn't dangerous. Washington reported 143 homicides last year, the fewest in nearly 50 years. http://www.salon.com/wires/us/2010/03/30/D9EPD0S83_us_multiple_shootings_dc/index.html Carolyn Hammond from Washington Hospital Center says one victim died at the scene, one was dead on arrival at the hospital, and the third died in the operating room. She said a fourth person is in critical condition.
