DC Records First Homicide in Nearly Two Weeks

D.C. Homicide-Free Streak Not First in 'Years'

While signing executive orders at the White House on Aug. 25, President Donald Trump wrongly said that an 11-day span of no homicides in Washington, D.C., was the “first time that’s taken place in years,” a claim reiterated by other members of the administration who credited Trump’s federal takeover of the district’s law enforcement. An 11-day stretch with zero murders is rare in the city, but there was a 16-day period with no murders earlier th…

DC records first homicide in nearly two weeks

D.C.’s nearly two-week stretch without a homicide during the federal law enforcement surge came to an end early Tuesday, when a man was fatally shot.

D.C. sees first homicide since law enforcement surge, as Trump calls for death penalty for murder

The District recorded its first homicide in the nearly two weeks since federal law enforcement surged in the nation's capital, and President Trump declared Tuesday that anyone who commits murder in the city will face capital punishment.

First Homicide Reported Since Trump Assumed Federal Control Of DC

The Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed the first homicide since President Donald Trump federalized the department to end crime in Washington, D.C.