Aaron Morrissey

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• Commented on Emerging Details In Columbia Road Shooting
  I've attempted an attempt at a more appropriate phrasing, attempting to remove the repetition. Attempt!...
• Posted Emerging Details In Columbia Road Shooting to DCist
  More disturbing information is rising to the surface in the wake of last night's awful murder of a child on Columbia Road NW. The Washington Post is now reporting that the victim was indeed a nine-year-old boy, killed while trying to flee from an attempted robbery. Shots were fired through the door of the boy's apartment, as the family rushed inside to escape. Some truly terrifying stuff. Three people were questioned last night by police,...
• Posted Third OCTO Guilty Plea Entered to DCist
  Chalk up another guilty plea in the OCTO bribery and embezzlement case. Following in the footsteps of fellow ex-OCTO cohort Yusuf Acar, Farrukh Awan admitted his guilt in federal court on Friday, and will be sentenced to up to two-and-a-half years in prison for his part in the kickback scandal. Awan, who was arrested in March, is the third individual to plead guilty in the scheme, in which OCTO employees took kickbacks and falsified invoices...
• Commented on Child Shot And Killed Near Columbia Road Apartment
  Couldn't agree with you more. I've altered that sentence to more accurately reflect the gravity of what happened....
• Posted Child Shot And Killed Near Columbia Road Apartment to DCist
  View Larger Map UPDATE: According to MPD Commander George Kucik, a young child was shot and killed shortly after 9:30 p.m. tonight at an apartment on the 1400 block of Columbia Road NW. WUSA9 is reporting that the victim was a seven-year-old boy, but other outlets are reporting that the victim was a nine-year-old. WJLA/ABC7 is also reporting that the shooting occurred as family members were walking back from a party. The group was approached...