Oct 15, 2009
Clay Terrace Shooting Victim Was a Bystander
As if the drive-by shooting Tuesday at the Clay Terrace housing projects, which left two teens dead and three others wounded, wasn’t tragic enough, the Washington Post is citing police sources today who indicate that one of the slain victims, 15-year-old Davonta Artis, was an innocent bystander. Preliminary word from D.C. police is that the drive-by resulted from a dispute between two rival crews, from 37th Place SE and Clay Terrace, over a set of…
Oct 13, 2009
Two Dead, Three Wounded in Northeast Shooting
UPDATE 9:20 p.m. We can now confirm that the second victim has in fact died. The Post has also updated its story. UPDATE 6:49 p.m. We should note that the Post is still quoting D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty as stating that the second death we reported earlier may have been in error. Fenty described this victim as currently in grave condition, but still alive, as of about 6:10 p.m. DCist had been told that this…