GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5B,
Single Member District 5B10
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kathy Henderson
JANUARY 16, 2007
PHONE: (202) 397-2777
(202) 489-7100 (c)
Community Rocked by Recent Violence Calls for Help
(Washington DC) – A contractor, working to rehabilitate a building located at 1229 18th Street, NE was shot nine times on January 13, 2007, after asking a group of youths to get off of his car. The victim, a law-abiding and peaceful family man is in stable condition following the shooting. The victim’s ten-year old child witnessed the shooting. The community was shaken again, the very next day by a shooting occurring at Yums Carryout, located at 1023 Bladensburg Road, NE. Two quadruple shootings and other shootings have resulted in four homicides within the last four months, shaking the very foundation of the Carver Terrace community.
Commissioner India Henderson and former Commissioner Kathy Henderson will lead a peace march with citizens, Police Chief Cathy Lanier, 5D Commander Jennifer Greene and the Guardian Angels to denounce the violence in this community. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Mayor Adrian Fenty, U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Taylor, Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. and all At-Large Councilmembers and clergy are invited to participate in the peace march. Fourteen Carver Terrace youth were recruited for neighborhood patrols as a direct result of the first Carver Terrace/Guardian Angels community march on January 10, 2007.
Underscoring the peace march is a demand for the immediate installation of a surveillance camera for the 18th and M Streets area and heightened police patrols to restore law and order in the this community. The march will begin at the corner of 17th and M Streets, NE, at 7:00 p.m.; on January 17, 2007. An emergency community meeting will convene at the DC Developing Families Center, located at 801 17th Street, NE, prior to the march at 5:30 p.m.
“We are tired of the violence in our neighborhoods and we want the police to step up and do a better job of protecting this community, stated longtime resident S. Harris”.
6 comments:
Someones gotta keep an eye on the kids but moms and dads ain't doing it in Carver Terrance so shame on them. Plus grandpa teaches em that "snitch" is a bad word and next thing you know its a good thing to watch your bros shoot someone down and for you to shut up about it and nobody pay the piper. Sooner they shoot each other off the better but dont let em take us with em.
I urge people to attend this meeting if at all possible. I have been to past meetings with very poor turnout. I don't know how else this problem is going to be resolved if it is made clear that people in the community are willing to accept this sort of behavior. I am a white male and I live in Carver Terrace (just off of Bladensburg Rd). There are very good people on my street, all trying to make a living... this is a case of a small group of misguided youth giving the whole neighborhood a bad name.
the police can't solve this problem alone without resorting to draconian measures civilized democracies like ours find intolerable. that is a fact. the whole community must chip in and help. this march is a good idea and i hope it spurs a sustained community-wide effort to combat the violence.
On Monday evening (Jan. 15) I heard what sounded like 8 distinct gunshots. (I live on Maryland between 13th and 14th). Any more information on what this was would be appreciated.
I also heard what sounded like gunshots Monday evening. I live at 12th and MD. It sounded like gunshots, but shortly after I heard fireworks of different kinds and assumed (hoped) that what sounded like gunshots were actually fireworks. Anyone else have any further info?
I heard them too. Definitely multiple gunshots followed by a lot of screaming. Haven't been able to find any confirmation of what happened though. I noticed the police van that they move from crime scene to crime scene was parked the next day on the 16th st sidewalk across from miner elem. not sure it that's related. on a side note anybody know exactly what that van is for by the way? It just seems to sit doing nothing for days and then it moves to another block
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