DC teenâs murder brings violence against the youth back into focus, acting chief says
By FOX 5 Digital Team
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WASHINGTON - In the midst of the fallout of the Capitol riot, along with nearly a year of living with the coronavirus pandemic, the shooting death of a D.C. teen should serve as a reminder of the persistent scourge of violence against the city’s youth, Acting D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said on Wednesday.
"I really just think it speaks to the level of violence that we cannot forget about in our city. We ended last year with homicides occurring in our city last year. And while the media may have been a little distracted by some of the things that have been going on with respect to some of the things that are going on downtown, the inauguration, what happened at the Capitol - we can’t forget about what’s happening in our communities," Contee said.