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Christina Wilkie

Violent Halloween In D.C. As 6 Are Shot Across City

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 01.01.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- A shooting in Georgetown during Halloween festivities on Monday night sparked a series of fights that traveled through downtown, includi...

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For Violence Prevention, Better Enforcement Is Needed

Eli Lehrer | Posted 11.19.2011 | DC
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Eli Lehrer

At least some of the proposals contained in David Catania's South Capitol Street Memorial Act are worthy ones. But I'm not sure that what Catania proposes would have done anything to prevent the tragedy.

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D.C.'s Youth Deserve a Less Violent Future

David Catania | Posted 11.14.2011 | DC
Read More: Parole, Gun Violence, Youth Violence, Dc Youth, South Capitol Street Tragedy Memorial Act of 2011, Dc Impact, Dc Violence, Mental Health Care, Child Mental Health, Guns, Truancy, DC News
David Catania

On March 30, 2010, four young people lost their lives in a hail of gunfire on South Capitol Street S.E. All District residents deserve better than to live in a city where this sort of unspeakable violence is possible.

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