Photo by Jess J

Good morning, Washington. We realize we’re risking speaking too soon here, but the 9/12 crowd appears to mostly be gone from the city as of this morning. Approach with caution, but the National Mall, Union Station, and various other tourist haunts may be considered cleared for normal use. We repeat, the National Mall is ‘OK to go.’

Off-Duty D.C. Officer Shoots Man in Hyattsville: WaPo: ‘An off-duty D.C. police officer shot and critically wounded a man who authorities said was “tampering with the officer’s personal vehicle” early Sunday in Hyattsville. The shooting occurred about 5:30 a.m. in the 3600 block of Nicholson Street. Hyattsville and D.C. police said the man was expected to live. No one was arrested or charged, according to police.’

Fenty in the Nation’s Triathlon: Speaking of large events that closed a ton of streets in downtown Washington, WTOP covers Fenty’s stint in the Nation’s Triathlon on Sunday. The news radio station tries to push some kind of sad little athletic rivalry between the notoriously fit Fenty and the tennis-obsessed but still significantly older radio analyst Mark Plotkin, but all we really wanna know is, how’d Fenty do? The mayor finished 174th overall, with a total time of 2:21:18. (Note: apologies, we accidentally posted last year’s results first, but we’ve since corrected them).

Briefly Noted: Two killed, two wounded in shootings over the weekend in Northeast D.C. … Metro told to learn lessons from Labor Day track work … Vacant office space soaring across region … Pilot OK after crashing small plane into Rehoboth Bay … Krispy Kreme brings Pr. William into sewer suit … Toddler dies in drowning in Burke area.

This Day in DCist: In 2007, the District decided to stop giving away generic condoms that may have had faulty packaging.