Teen killed, D.C. officer shot after concert linked to Juneteenth celebration

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A teenage boy was killed and a D.C. police officer and two other people were shot Sunday night in Northwest Washington after a concert linked to the District's Juneteenth celebration, police said.

The officer was struck in the leg, police indicated, and the other two people shot were being treated at hospitals.Based on initial accounts, the incident followed a concert linked to the District’s Juneteenth celebration.

It had been set to run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., but Contee said police had moved to shut it down early after two other incidents in the area.In a brief account of the evening’s events, Contee said music was being played from a truck and several hundred people started to gather.

 

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India is concerned about Human rights issues nd safety in USA.

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This is a terrible tragedy. I am appalled that anyone had to push this kind of thing into incitement.

Before pointing fingers at India, clean your own shit first JoeBiden

I’m shocked. Violence at a Juneteenth event?

Let's say Thank YOU to those Screen Shot Sniper Shots of U.S. supeenaa Court Justices who Totally and Blatantly avoided and Contradicted HOME Rule Unit eyes on Community Best interests in HELLER then McDONALD. NOT to forget KENNEDY swing'n as Far Radical Left in LOUISIANA!!! XO!

The comments and preconceived notions of what happened is disheartening. The automatic assumptions that this is another unjustified police shooting or a gang related shooting is part of what is causing division in this country.

Here we go! Juneteenth at its finest!

Too bad it wasn't a Father's Day concert

Daily routine keeps happening in US.... That's just nothing special....A teenage boy was killed and so what? Guns lobbies won't cry for that..

captain_krypton I blame the “school to prison pipeline”.

Yeah they tore their own town apart again 🫢

This is the negative side of Republicans, no gun control (and live of oil and wars). Democrats are corrupt, unjust, manipulative and bad for the economy. We need a centrist government elonmusk

Usual suspects.

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