As D.C. leaders announced grants to fund gun violence prevention Wednesday, police were investigating a broad daylight fatal shooting at a shopping center.
(Washington, DC) On Wednesday, June 15, at 12:30 pm, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP) Director Linda Harllee Harper will announce the recipients of the Building Blocks DC (BBDC) grants, which are part of the District’s gun violence reduction strategy. Building Blocks DC provides a whole-of-government approach to addressing gun violence, and the grants program helps the community take an active role in the fight against gun violence.