Pamela Smith, the District’s acting chief of police, announced the shooting death of a teen near Dunbar High School in Northwest, marking the city’s 200th homicide of the year.
Once again, rising homicide rates in the nation’s capital are drawing national attention. And criminologists are puzzling over why the District appears to be
Acting Police Chief Pamela Smith calls for faith leaders to step up in the fight against violence. On Saturday, the grandmother of a shooting victim prayed with her.