Editorial photo #12458964 Crime, Law and Justice
Washington, D.C. Police Deal With Summer Crime Wave With Another Fatal Shooting.
Executive Assistant Chief for Patrol Operations Andre Wright of the Metropolitan Police Department briefs the media after a fatal shooting. DC Police respond to a homicide shooting on Mt. Olivet Street NE in the Trinidad neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on June 9, 2025. Four people are shot, one fatally. Two other shootings in the area wound three other victims earlier in the day, and police investigate if all three incidents are related. 74 people have been killed in the District of Columbia in 2025. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto)