Homicide rates up 38% in DC; gun violence remains on the rise across the region

Name: Homicide rates up 38% in DC; gun violence remains on the rise across the region
Uploaded: 2023-10-01T15:48:00Z
Duration: 5 min 9 s
Description: The continued gun violence in and around the DMV is not letting up. Homicides in D.C. are up 38% over last year and the violence is random and indiscriminate. Gun violence prevention activist Marcus Ellis who heads up Peace for DC talks about the troubling trend and the big-picture strategic plan he says leaders in the District need to develop going forward.

The continued gun violence in and around the DMV is not letting up. Homicides in D.C. are up 38% over last year and the violence is random and indiscriminate. Gun violence prevention activist Marcus Ellis who heads up Peace for DC talks about the troubling trend and the big-picture strategic plan he says leaders in the District need to develop going forward.

By Tom Fitzgerald

Posted October 1, 2023 11:48am EDT