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[quote=jsteele]Yesterday my Twitter timeline began filling up with news about a shooting in Southeast DC. As the details came out, I learned that children participating in a summer program had been caught in the middle of gunfire between two unknown individuals. Two children -- and 7 and one 8 -- were wounded. In addition, an adult accompanying them was wounded. Despite his wound, the adult was able to lead the children, including the two wounded boys, to safety.  A Washington Post story about the incident is here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/two-children-adult-in-dc-shot-by-stray-bullets-all-are-expected-to-survive/2012/06/25/gJQAsm7o2V_story.html

I expected to see something about this on DCUM. But, as far as I know, I am the first to mention it (more than 24 hours after the fact). When I think about the attention that other crimes -- many much less serious -- receive here, I am really saddened by the apparent lack of concern for large parts of our city. Today, Bruce Johnson of WUSA has gone back to the scene and has been tweeting reactions of people in the neighborhood. One of his tweets says this, "SE residents say they are outraged at child shootings. Feel rest of Dc doesn't care @wusa9". Sadly, I think these residents are mostly correct and that most of the rest of the City doesn't care. That bothers me.
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