Clinton Voters In The News
2015-10-10 14:38:15 UTC
The police in Washington on Saturday were investigating the
fatal shootings of two men the night before, the latest in a
city that has seen a sharp increase in homicides this year.
The increase, more than 40 percent from the same period a year
ago, has put pressure on the citys government, and its new
mayor, to curb the violence.
The police identified the two young men killed in Fridays
shootings as Omoni Johnson, 26, and Shaheed James, 21. Officers
heard gunshots at about 11:45 p.m. in southeast Washington. Upon
reaching the scene, they found that three men had been shot. One
was taken to the hospital, and the police said he was expected
to survive. They have not released that mans name.
Before the men were shot on Friday, 103 people had been killed
in Washington so far this year, according to the Metropolitan
Police Department. During the same period last year, the city
recorded 72 homicides, 43 percent fewer than this year.
This is Mayor Muriel Bowsers first year in office, and on
Thursday, she outlined a $15 million plan to address the rising
tide of violence.
I know that people want answers. Why is this happening? Ms.
Bowser said. While she cited an increase in synthetic drugs
and the presence of a small number of repeat violent
offenders, she refused to provide a single narrative or cause.
We face complex challenges, which is why I stand here not to
give you half-truths or oversimplified answers, she said.
Ms. Bowsers speech was interrupted by protesters associated
with the Black Lives Matter movement, who erupted in boos when
the mayor said she planned to put more police officers on the
streets of certain neighborhoods that have seen the most
violence.
Other cities have also struggled with an increasing number of
violent deaths this year. Chicago, for example, reported a 21
percent increase in its murder rate by mid-August, and as of
Friday, there had been 120 murders in New Orleans this year,
compared with 96 at this time last year, according to those
cities police departments.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/us/as-homicide-rate-rises-
washington-mayor-pledges-action.html
fatal shootings of two men the night before, the latest in a
city that has seen a sharp increase in homicides this year.
The increase, more than 40 percent from the same period a year
ago, has put pressure on the citys government, and its new
mayor, to curb the violence.
The police identified the two young men killed in Fridays
shootings as Omoni Johnson, 26, and Shaheed James, 21. Officers
heard gunshots at about 11:45 p.m. in southeast Washington. Upon
reaching the scene, they found that three men had been shot. One
was taken to the hospital, and the police said he was expected
to survive. They have not released that mans name.
Before the men were shot on Friday, 103 people had been killed
in Washington so far this year, according to the Metropolitan
Police Department. During the same period last year, the city
recorded 72 homicides, 43 percent fewer than this year.
This is Mayor Muriel Bowsers first year in office, and on
Thursday, she outlined a $15 million plan to address the rising
tide of violence.
I know that people want answers. Why is this happening? Ms.
Bowser said. While she cited an increase in synthetic drugs
and the presence of a small number of repeat violent
offenders, she refused to provide a single narrative or cause.
We face complex challenges, which is why I stand here not to
give you half-truths or oversimplified answers, she said.
Ms. Bowsers speech was interrupted by protesters associated
with the Black Lives Matter movement, who erupted in boos when
the mayor said she planned to put more police officers on the
streets of certain neighborhoods that have seen the most
violence.
Other cities have also struggled with an increasing number of
violent deaths this year. Chicago, for example, reported a 21
percent increase in its murder rate by mid-August, and as of
Friday, there had been 120 murders in New Orleans this year,
compared with 96 at this time last year, according to those
cities police departments.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/us/as-homicide-rate-rises-
washington-mayor-pledges-action.html