Two men were killed and another is in serious condition after a Tuesday shooting in Southeast D.C.’s Washington Highlands neighborhood, according to authorities.
Washington, D.C. is home to some of the best parks in the country. The District boasts hundreds of government-managed parks, and 98 percent of D.C. residents live within walking distance of a park. Two percent of D.C.’s population, however, does not have the same access to parks and green spaces as the rest of the city.
As soon as D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III opened their mouths last Friday, the sands of time began burying their joint anti-crime announcement the 2021 Fall Crime Prevention Initiative.