The killing comes at a moment in D.C. where homicides are surging and the city is pouring resources into public safety.
Just a day earlier, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and other
government officials announced new programs aimed at preventing violence this weekend. One of the initiatives will send teams of non-law enforcement officials into areas identified as high-risk on Sunday and Monday nights, with a mandate of working to mediate tension before it turns deadly. The block on Yuma Street SE where the teen was killed Friday is not one of the specific areas assigned to a “Safety Go Team,” police said. But multiple of these teams will be stationed throughout the area, according to authorities.
On Friday afternoon, council member Trayon White Sr. , community mediators and neighbors gathered near the black tent where the teen lay deceased. Wails and sobs could be heard in the distance.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
San Francisco teen starts Chinatown youth camp to help struggling studentsA San Francisco high school student who saw a great need in her Chinatown community has launched a tutoring center to help struggling students.
Read more »
Former Christian theater teacher invited teen girls to his house and groped them: policeThe girls were between the ages of 13 and 17 at the time of the incident and were all told to drink and take their clothes off, according to court records.
Read more »
Missing Oakland teen found dead in Alameda harborAn 18-year-old resident sought as a missing person earlier this month was found dead several days later in Alameda, authorities said.
Read more »
Was teen accused of killing her sister 'obsessed with homicide’ or having a psychotic break?Claire Miller had packed her lunch and backpack, and set out her clothes and facemask for school the next day before police say she fatally stabbed her disabled, sleeping sister.
Read more »
St. Pete man dies trying to save teen in Lake MichiganLifeguards recovered the body of a Florida man Monday after he tried to save the life of a teenager, Indiana conservation officers said.
Read more »
They Want to Keep Teen Girls Married and PregnantThe far right and evangelical Republicans share a goal of ensnaring young women and girls in their control. Abortion bans give them a giant win.
Read more »