Seven people were killed in D.C. over a recent span of five days in the deadliest stretch the District has seen so far this year.
Among the victims were two boys, ages 12 and 14, whose deaths have rattled their community in Northeast Washington and prompted broader fears about an uptick in gun violence that typically unfolds in warmer weather. While police have deemed the majority of the killings “targeted interpersonal violence,” D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) emphasized that those responsible should be held to account.
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