Good morning, D.C. After Tuesday’s false Friday, it feels pretty damn good finally to be heading into a real weekend. It’s going to be hot, sunny and dry on Saturday and Sunday, so get out there and enjoy it.
Police Shot Man Who Died: Two D.C. police officers shot a 23-year-old man
near the intersection of 17th Street and Bladensburg Road NE this morning who may have been involved in a gun battle with another person — it was not immediately clear whether the man’s fatal wounds were inflicted by the officers or by someone else.
Audit Reveals Improper Spending: An audit by D.C. Office of the Inspector General shows that more than $1.5 million was spent on office furniture, utility expenses, roof replacement and leasing of portable toilets out of a special D.C. government fund that is supposed to be used for fixing streets, alleys and curbs.
Man Charged in Columbia Heights Crime Rampage: A man who was already in jail on an unrelated murder charge was charged this week with a string of crimes in the Columbia Heights neighborhood dating to 2004 — including four killings, a violent robbery and an attack in which he shot five times at a security officer. Police allege Azariah Israel went on a “crime rampage” and told the Post they are relieved to have him off the street.
Briefly Noted: D.C. Madam retains control of her phone list … Fenty’s nominee for sports and entertainment commissioner once worked with the mayor’s wife … Another bear sighting in Montgomery County … Frederick Douglass Bridge now closed for two months.
This Day in DCist: Last year we wondered where in the world Anthony Williams was, and the year before that the OSCE voted to endorse a resolution calling for voting rights for the District of Columbia.
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