News Scan

Murders Way Up in DC

:   Homicides increased by about 40% in the nation's capital last year.  Melissa Howell of WTOP

reports

that there were 534 shootings in DC and the police chief told reporters that 4 of every 10 shooters had priors for gun crimes.  While murders were down in neighboring counties, they climbed from 116 in 2017 to 160 in DC last year.

News Scan curated from Crime and Consequences Blog