US EditionMan Shot, 2 Teens Stabbed in Dupont Circle
- A confrontation involving a group of teenagers at Dupont Circle Park on Saturday evening led to two youths being injured by stabbing and a nearby man being shot.
- The incidents followed hours after the WorldPride parade ended and occurred amid controversy over park fencing removal earlier that day.
- Police cleared Dupont Circle park, shut down the 19th Street Metro entrance, and issued notifications regarding the stabbing and shooting incidents occurring at 7:27 p.m. And 7:56 p.m., respectively.
- Authorities urged people gathered near Dupont Circle to leave the area as officers closed the 19th Street entrance to the Metro station and continued their investigation, while the injured individual was transported to a hospital.
- The events raised public safety concerns during WorldPride celebrations and prompted ongoing police investigation and temporary area closures in Northwest D.C.
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2 Teenagers Stabbed, 1 Man Shot in Washington, D.C., During Pride Month Event
D.C. councilmember Brooke Pinto spoke out about the incidents, calling the shooting and stabbings "absolutely unacceptable"GettyRaymond Boyd/Getty A generic photo of a Metropolitan Police car in Washington, D.C.NEED TO KNOWPolice in Washington, D.C., are investigating two incidents that left two teenagers with stab wounds and another person shot while a Pride Month event was taking place nearbyA 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy were taken t…
One man was shot and two others were stabbed after an incident in northwest DC on Saturday night. Shortly after 7 p.m., there was a fight between a group of teenagers in Dupont Circle Park, according to the police. Two of them were stabbed and taken to the hospital. Then, a man was shot in the foot shortly before 8 p.m. on 19th Street, just south of Dupont Circle. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. DC police had to disperse…
Two juveniles stabbed in Dupont Circle Park hours after U.S. Park Service reopens it
D.C. police are investigating a stabbing incident inside Dupont Circle Park early Saturday evening, June 7, in which two juvenile males were injured about 12 hours after U.S. Park Service workers removed a fence they installed closing the park. Park Service officials said they initially decided to close Dupont Circle Park during the concluding weekend of WorldPride 2025 D.C. out of concern over possible destruction of property and violence. They…
By Dalia Abdelwahab, Audry Jeong and Isabelle D’Antonio Two people were stabbed and another was shot in separate incidents in Dupont Circle neighborhood, Washington, this Saturday night, during Pride celebrations, the city police department reported. “At 7:02 p.m., there was a stabbing in Dupont Circle Park during a fight between groups of minors. Two young people were taken to hospitals in the conscious area and breathing,” the police departmen…
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