D.C. police Chief Peter 草莓传媒ham said Thursday an “ongoing dispute” is to blame for a rash of gun violence in part of the city.
At a D.C. Council oversight hearing, Council member Brandon Todd asked 草莓传媒ham about the “unsettling levels of gun violence,” singling out the Petworth and Brightwood neighborhoods.
The violence included the killing of two teens inside a building in the 6000 block of 13th Street Northwest in February. On Monday, a man was killed in the 700 block of Quebec Place Northwest.
D.C.鈥檚 crime map shows several other assaults involving a gun over the past two months.
“Your concern and the concern of your constituents is real,” 草莓传媒ham said. 鈥淭o see the level of gun violence that they鈥檙e not used to in their community is unacceptable.鈥�
“We do have a pretty good sense of the groups that are involved in this dispute, which is resulting in a lot of the gunshots that you鈥檙e hearing,” 草莓传媒ham said.
According to 草莓传媒ham, the police department has significantly increased its visibility in areas “where we believe this ongoing dispute is occurring.”
