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[quote=Anonymous]D.C. police are looking for ATV riders in connection with a road rage shooting that left a man with serious injuries in Southeast D.C. earlier this week.

The crime brought back horrible memories for Ken McClenton, whose daughter’s shooting death seven years ago also involved ATV riders. His daughter, Charnice Milton, was a journalist who was waiting for a bus on Good Hope Road in May 2015 when she was shot.

While riding ATVs or dirt bikes on city streets is illegal, police say they cannot enforce the law because of the department’s no-chase policy

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says the police department is going to reset its approach to ATVs.

"Some of these stunts that we see people doing, they think it's fun and games," Bowser said.

In the past, D.C. officials have released images of riders and offered reward money to help identify them. A few years ago, police released video of seized bikes being crushed.

Bowser is now hinting at new enforcement involving the department’s traffic division and more visibility in entertainment districts, where the rumble of these riders is often heard on weekends.

"ATVs are for off-road ... By definition, they're illegal on the road, and they’re dangerous," she said.

McClenton is planning to meet with detectives to get an update on his daughter’s case for the first time in three years.

While he isn’t convinced that police are going to make headway in cracking down on ATV riders, he's still hopeful his daughter will get justice

"It will be the day I die before I give up hope," he said.

Police said the Milton case is still open and active, but no arrests have been made. A $25,000 reward is offered for help in solving the crime.[/quote]

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