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| Youth fatally shot at Deanwood Metro station in NE Washington | Youth fatally shot at Deanwood Metro station in NE Washington |
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| A teenager was shot fatally Saturday afternoon on the platform at the Deanwood Metro station D.C. police said. | A teenager was shot fatally Saturday afternoon on the platform at the Deanwood Metro station D.C. police said. |
| After preliminary investigation, police think that the male teenager was involved in a conversation that turned into an argument. At some point the other person apparently drew a gun and fired, according to Commander David Taylor, who is in charge of the 6th police district. | After preliminary investigation, police think that the male teenager was involved in a conversation that turned into an argument. At some point the other person apparently drew a gun and fired, according to Commander David Taylor, who is in charge of the 6th police district. |
| Gunshots were reported at the station at 4 p.m., police said. The victim was found on the platform with a gunshot wound to the body, they said. | Gunshots were reported at the station at 4 p.m., police said. The victim was found on the platform with a gunshot wound to the body, they said. |
| He was taken to Prince George’s Hospital Center where he died. | He was taken to Prince George’s Hospital Center where he died. |
| His assailant remained at large Saturday evening said Jack Evans, chairman of the Metro board of directors, and a member of the D.C. Council. | His assailant remained at large Saturday evening said Jack Evans, chairman of the Metro board of directors, and a member of the D.C. Council. |
| Evans (D-Ward2) said police chief Cathy L. Lanier told him that the victim was believed to be 15 years o9ld. | Evans (D-Ward2) said police chief Cathy L. Lanier told him that the victim was believed to be 15 years o9ld. |
| He said he was told that a woman, a younger child and the victim were all on the outdoor platform, when a young man came up to the victim and an argument began. | He said he was told that a woman, a younger child and the victim were all on the outdoor platform, when a young man came up to the victim and an argument began. |
| Evans said he understood that “excellent video” of the incident was captured, apparently by surveillance cameras at the station. | Evans said he understood that “excellent video” of the incident was captured, apparently by surveillance cameras at the station. |
| “The shooter is still at large,” Evans said. “But apparently there is excellent video of the whole thing.” | “The shooter is still at large,” Evans said. “But apparently there is excellent video of the whole thing.” |
| At least one train apparently passed through the station shortly after the attack. A rider on the train posted a reaction on social media: | |
| “OMG!!!! Im on the train and we ride by deanwood I look out the window and there a swarm of cops and a dead body lying on the ground!!! Shot in the chest!!! Lord! “ | |
| Among the officials who went to the station in the early evening of a balmy spring day was D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D). She said D.C. police and Metro Transit police were working together on the matter. she anticipated a rapid arrest. | |
| “It should be very clear that there are eyes all over the Metro station,” she said, referring to the surveillance cameras, “so any crime like this isn’t going to go unpunished.” | |
| Both Council Member Yvette Alexander (D-Ward7), and former Mayor Vincent Gray, who has announced his intention to run for her seat, also went to the station. | |
| Alexander expressed outrage at what she described as community complacency over such violent acts and at what she said was a culture among youths that placed no value on human life. | Alexander expressed outrage at what she described as community complacency over such violent acts and at what she said was a culture among youths that placed no value on human life. |
| “We have to change the culture, with young people who think their life is going to end by 20 years old,” she said. | “We have to change the culture, with young people who think their life is going to end by 20 years old,” she said. |
| “They don’t care,” she said of many youths. “You can’t value your own life if you commit this act in daylight with cameras and witnesses all around.” | “They don’t care,” she said of many youths. “You can’t value your own life if you commit this act in daylight with cameras and witnesses all around.” |
| Gray said he was concerned about the proliferation and availability of guns in the District. | Gray said he was concerned about the proliferation and availability of guns in the District. |
| Speaking of the disparities in gun legislation among the Washington area jurisdictions, he said “I wish we could have some common set of rules to help keep these guns off t he street.” He said the shooting helped demonstrate the need for curbing illegal gun possession. | Speaking of the disparities in gun legislation among the Washington area jurisdictions, he said “I wish we could have some common set of rules to help keep these guns off t he street.” He said the shooting helped demonstrate the need for curbing illegal gun possession. |
| The shooting shut down the station, which is near Eastern and Kenilworth Avenues, not far from the border between the District and Prince George’s County. It serves trains on the Orange Line. | The shooting shut down the station, which is near Eastern and Kenilworth Avenues, not far from the border between the District and Prince George’s County. It serves trains on the Orange Line. |
| The incident appeared likely to heighten concerns about safety in the Metro rail system. | |
| Following a shooting on a train in February, along with other reported assaults, Metro said it planned to step up police patrols in the rail system as well as on buses. | |
| The announcement came two days after a 24-year-old man was shot on a Green Line train at Anacostia in what Metro police chief Ron Pavlik Jr., called a “robbery gone bad.” | |
| He said at the time that shootings in the system were rare. | |
| Keith L. Alexander, Aaron Davis and Fenit Nirappil contributed to this report. |