Mourners remembering Ted Kennedy met at Dupont Circle last night for a candlelight vigil. Photo by randomduck.Good morning, Washington. If you didn’t get enough Teddy Kennedy remembrances yesterday or last night on network television, there’s a fresh batch of local stories to choose from this morning. The Post’s Metro section focuses on Kennedy’s local impact, putting his routine of going to Brent Elementary School on Capitol Hill to read to students there every week up top. The story also notes Kennedy’s involvement on the board of the Kennedy Center. NBC4 makes special mention of Kennedy’s relationship with American University, where he has been a regular guest speaker. And WTOP offers up neighbors in Kalorama who will miss running into Kennedy at a nearby dog park.
Police Involved Shooting in Northeast: Scant details this morning on an officer-involved shooting overnight in the 3300 block of Benning Road NE. The Post reports that a D.C. police officer shot and wounded a man at about 3:30 a.m. this morning after responding to a call of a possible man with a gun. WJLA has more, including that the shooting specifically took place at the Shell gas station at 34th and Benning, and they say that the unidentified man did indeed die from his injuries. We’ll surely have more on this later.
Suspicious Powder Investigated at L’Enfant Plaza: The L’Enfant Plaza Metro station was closed last night at around 8 p.m. while a Hazmat crew investigated a suspicious white powder found in a discarded suitcase. Delays continued until about 9:45 p.m., when the package was finally deemed to be harmless.
Briefly Noted: New D.C. service center to deal with soaring number of towed vehicles … Park Service studying D-Day Memorial … Four teens arrested in display of racist phrases at school … Two people stabbed in Fairfax County … D.C. urges vigilance for students choosing off-campus housing.
This Day in DCist: In 2008, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty missed his chance to enter the District’s roll call vote at the Democratic National Convention.
