We mentioned it briefly this morning, but readers have been asking for more about the shooting that happened Monday evening on the infamous 1400 block of Girard Street NW, in front of the Columbia Heights Rec Center. The Post has the basic outline, which is that at about 7 p.m., a group of young people, at least one of whom was wearing a ski mask, opened fire on another group of teens who were standing outside the Rec Center. The barrage of gunfire indicated that the suspect seemed to be “shooting indiscriminately,” according to Inspector Edward Delgado of the 3rd Police District.
The only injury was to a 16-year-old male, who was grazed in the hand. He is expected to make a full recovery.
In an email to the 3rd District list, Ward 1 Council member Jim Graham said he had been told by police that four shots struck the windows of the Rec Center, and that the shooting appeared to be gang related. A 17-year-old, Paul Jones, was shot and killed on Friday night just blocks away, on the 1300 block of Columbia Road NW.
The recent shootings have led to renewed hand wringing on the 3rd District email list about gang activity at 14th and Girard, long one of the city’s most violent corners.
