Every year, nearly 3000 children and teens die from gunfire, and nearly 14,000 are injured.
Showing posts with label Washington D.C.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Washington D.C.. Show all posts

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Baby injured and mother killed in D.C. domestic violence shooting

Kodie Brown, age 1 
A woman holding a baby was in an argument with a man, in Washington, D.C., and he didn't want her to get on a city bus.  

The woman, 20-year old Selina Brown, holding her 1-year old girl, Kodie, in her arms, got on the bus anyway.  That's when the baby's father, 27-year old Javon Foster, pulled out a handgun and shot Selina in the face, killing her on the bus.

The bullet also sliced open the side of Kodie's face, which will require reconstructive surgery.

Foster then left, fleeing to New York with the wife of his other child, and later committed suicide.

Brown had filed restraining orders against Foster, and was trying to escape from him.

From an article:

Kodie survived the shooting that claimed her mother's life, but she was injured. The family says a bullet sliced right across the middle of the little girl's face. The suspect is the child's father, they add. 
Ferguson continued, "She's in stable condition. She is going to need to a lot of prayers and reconstructive surgery." 
Sunday night, Brown was visiting a friend in Southeast and was on her way home when there was an encounter with Foster. Witnesses say the two were arguing at the bus stop on Minnesota Avenue and 18th Street. 
Sources say the murder was caught on surveillance video. Just as Brown got on the bus, Foster stepped in, pulled out a gun and shot Brown in the face. He continued shooting her before fleeing.

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Monday, December 3, 2012

4-year old Washington D.C. boy injured in shooting

A 4-year old boy was with others outside his Washington, D.C., home when a shooting occurred.  The boy was wounded in the hand, apparently by a stray bullet.  An adult was also wounded.

From an article:

A spokesman for the D.C. police said that at about 7:56 p.m Saturday, an unknown suspect shot an adult outside of a home in the 1200 block of Savannah Place in Southeast. 
Neighbors reported hearing multiple gunshots. When police arrived, they found the wounded adult outside. Inside the home, a 4-year-old boy had been shot in the hand. 
It was unclear whether the boy and adult victims were related. Both were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Bullets don't know when to stop.

Friday, May 11, 2012

10-year old girl injured in leg by bullet in Washington, D.C.

A 10-year old girl was riding with her mother when a car pulled up alongside and opened fire, hitting their vehicle two or three times.  One of those bullets grazed the girl's leg.

From the article and news video:
The woman told officials she was in a Dodge Ram pickup truck with the 10-year-old victim when three women and a man pulled up next to her in a white vehicle. She said that's where the shots came from.
News4's Tracee Wilkins counted at least two bullet holes in the Dodge Ram.
The driver of the Dodge Ram police she then drove three miles across town to the 6th District Police Station, although officials say the 5th District Police Station was closer.
Authorities said the victim and the driver of Dodge Ram share the same last name, but are not saying how they are related.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Teen shot outside of Washington D.C. school

A teen-aged boy, 15-17 years old was shot outside of a D.C. area school. It was one of three shootings that happened around the same time.
The shootings occurred at about 9:30 a.m. and were within roughly a half-mile of each other. The teen, between 15 and 17, reportedly was conscious, and a gun has been recovered. Police are not sure whether the shootings are related. Two suspects reportedly have been taken into custody.