Call to Action – Adams Morgan

On Saturday night, there was another shooting in Adams Morgan.  I am having trouble finding media coverage on it (surprise!  the media is not there when you need them) but I have heard that 2 people were shot.  On the same night, a girl was followed home leaving the bars.  Thankfully she is ok and acted smartly.

Tonight there is a meeting to discuss the crime.  Its important to vocalize our fear and demand to know why the crime in Adams Morgan has increased exponentially in the past month.

 

“Neighbors:

Vice Chair of ANC 1C Mindy Moretti put out an email earlier today about the public meeting of the ANC and The Metropolitan Police Department. I want to reiterate that this is a very important meeting for residents of Adams Morgan. And not just becasue of the shooting Saturday night.

Since September 1st we have had over 30 violent crimes and 14 reported shootings in Adams Morgan. The violent crimes include numerous robberies (muggings), assaults with a deadly weapons, and at least one hate crime.

These crimes have been in every pocket of our neighborhood, and not just contained to historic hot spots of “18th Street” or “17th and Euclid” — these are serious days in our beloved community and our voices need to be heard by District leaders and 3D Police.  

I urge you to join commissioner Mindy Moretti and ANC 1C’s community meeting tonight at 7 p.m.  The meeting will be held in the lobby of the apartment building at 1841 Columbia Rd., NW (enter between Fleet Feet and the framing shop). This meeting is held in conjunction with the Metropolitan Police Department’s PSA 303 meeting.

Please attend,

Bryan Weaver
Chair, ANC 1C”

~ by Laur on October 6, 2008.

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One Response to “Call to Action – Adams Morgan”

  1. I was in Adams Morgan on Saturday with my girlfriend. We were walking down 18th Street when I heard about 5-6 gunshots about 1 1/2 blocks in the opposite direction. Immediately afterwards, I saw an undercover cop run out of a restaurant or bar towards the scene of the shooting.

    I just searched and there is a record of a violent crime (assult with a weapon) between the dates of Oct 4-6 in the 2400 block of 18th Street. I am also surprised that there hasn’t been any coverage of this in local media, especially since there was a murder-suidice in the same neighborhood the previous week.

    http://crimemap.dc.gov/presentation/map.asp?map_action=INIT&CrimeType=Total%20Violent%20Crime

    Ben said this on October 7, 2008 at 1:31 pm

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