Students shot near Eastern High School

[Anonymous]

At the end of the game, while students and spectators leaving a gunman open fire on the crowd. The students were shot in the ankles/foot, allegedly the gunman stood on the opposite side of the school and shot into the crowd. The brazen attack was unnerving to all and prayerfully everyone is recovering and resting with comfort.

[Anonymous]

Why would anyone bring a gun to or around an activity involving children? The game was at capacity level and they were not letting in anyone else into the gym. Allegedly, the spectator(s) was upset and took out his anger on the attendees as they exited the game. Hopefully all the surveillance cameras in the neighborhood will catch the culprit(s).

[Anonymous]

Whoa... NBC4 made it sound less brazen like it didn't have to do with the game. Hopefully they will find the person...

[Anonymous]

To shoot into a crowd of students/spectators is unforgiving. I agree I hope every surveillance camera is able to capture the person who committed this crime.

[Anonymous]

My worry I just hope this doesn't become a norm for nighttime basketball games at our schools. There was a previous incident at another high school game but it wasn't near the level of last night. DCPS and metro are working together in a preventative mode but it still boogies the mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My worry I just hope this doesn't become a norm for nighttime basketball games at our schools. There was a previous incident at another high school game but it wasn't near the level of last night. DCPS and metro are working together in a preventative mode but it still boogies the mind.

You mean metro police? Good luck with that. Better to get the Guardian Angels if you want safety.

[Anonymous]

Correct - dc police, metro police, secret service, federal protective service, guardian angels, parents, neighborhood watch and whom so ever else that has our students' safety a priority.

The actual game was incident and error free...it was a great basketball game for all who attended. It was just horrendous for this to happen during the time when our students were departing to go home.

This was not about a rowdy basketball game, this is about the criminal element of someone using an illegal firearm in the vicinity of a school.

I hope all of those surveillance cameras and ADT security cameras that are located near the school captures good images. But more importantly I want witnesses to come forward...this was not a sniper attack.

Please don't point fingers, let's try to put our finger on the pulse to help our youths.

[Anonymous]

Here's what actually happened:

http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/71456620-story

If you want to help them, start an online collection for the victims.

[Anonymous]

The grammar in the fox story suggests it was written by eastern students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The grammar in the fox story suggests it was written by eastern students.

So what's your point? I hope you're a victim of a crime-spree, you'll be easy to spot...as the hoodlums say "they're easy targets." Let's see how Fox-news writes your story. Sips tea and waits for a response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's what actually happened:

http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/71456620-story

If you want to help them, start an online collection for the victims.

Sadly not the first time this has happened at Eastern. Do we do collections every time?

[Anonymous]

Bump

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The grammar in the fox story suggests it was written by eastern students.

So what's your point? I hope you're a victim of a crime-spree, you'll be easy to spot...as the hoodlums say "they're easy targets." Let's see how Fox-news writes your story. Sips tea and waits for a response.

Are you trying to be funny? Different poster here but all of this is entirely unacceptable. I'm a person of color living on Capitol Hill. Eastern our inbounds school. They've been failing DC students for years, and it seems they can't keep them safe either. If you think otherwise you're deluding yourself.

This is just sad sad sad. What an epic failure of a school.

[Anonymous]

Are you trying to be funny? Different poster here but all of this is entirely unacceptable. I'm a person of color living on Capitol Hill. Eastern our inbounds school. They've been failing DC students for years, and it seems they can't keep them safe either. If you think otherwise you're deluding yourself.

This is just sad sad sad. What an epic failure of a school.

I am not sure I understand your line of thought here- There was a shooting outside, unrelated to the game, and you are placing responsibility on the school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Are you trying to be funny? Different poster here but all of this is entirely unacceptable. I'm a person of color living on Capitol Hill. Eastern our inbounds school. They've been failing DC students for years, and it seems they can't keep them safe either. If you think otherwise you're deluding yourself.

This is just sad sad sad. What an epic failure of a school.

I am not sure I understand your line of thought here- There was a shooting outside, unrelated to the game, and you are placing responsibility on the school?

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