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| As Metro rhythms resume after weekend slaying, fatalism remains over violence | As Metro rhythms resume after weekend slaying, fatalism remains over violence |
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| A few hours after the Saturday-afternoon shooting death of a teenager at the Deanwood Metro station during Easter weekend, regular station rhythms resumed Sunday. | A few hours after the Saturday-afternoon shooting death of a teenager at the Deanwood Metro station during Easter weekend, regular station rhythms resumed Sunday. |
| On Saturday night and Sunday, as police tapped security video and tracked possible witnesses to Metro’s latest bout of violence, travelers on the platform waited for eastbound Orange Line trains headed into Maryland and westbound ones running through the District. | On Saturday night and Sunday, as police tapped security video and tracked possible witnesses to Metro’s latest bout of violence, travelers on the platform waited for eastbound Orange Line trains headed into Maryland and westbound ones running through the District. |
| The investigation was continuing Sunday, said Officer Sean Hickman, a Metropolitan Police Department spokesman. “There’s no arrest as of yet,” Hickman said. Police identified the victim as 15-year-old Davonte Washington, of Northeast, D.C. | |
| According to a preliminary investigation, Washington apparently was involved in a conversation that escalated into an argument. At some point, the other individual is believed to have drawn a gun and fired, police said. | |
| The station was mostly quiet Sunday, with a smattering of riders waiting on the platform. Sarah Lewis, 43, uses the Deanwood station, in Northeast Washington, about twice a week. When she heard about the shooting, she said she didn’t have a reaction. | The station was mostly quiet Sunday, with a smattering of riders waiting on the platform. Sarah Lewis, 43, uses the Deanwood station, in Northeast Washington, about twice a week. When she heard about the shooting, she said she didn’t have a reaction. |
| “I’m used to this,” she said. “Where I live at, it’s every day.” | “I’m used to this,” she said. “Where I live at, it’s every day.” |
| While travelers made their way through the station, the transitional neighborhood east of the Anacostia River and not far from the Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens was left with a demoralizing set of questions, from the profound to the practical. | |
| What does it say about life in the nation’s capital that a shooter would wield his weapon right in the open, in the middle of the day, with so little regard for the consequences, either to perpetrator or victim? And what does Saturday’s incident — and a shooting by a teenager aboard a Green Line train last month — say about the security of the region’s subway system? | What does it say about life in the nation’s capital that a shooter would wield his weapon right in the open, in the middle of the day, with so little regard for the consequences, either to perpetrator or victim? And what does Saturday’s incident — and a shooting by a teenager aboard a Green Line train last month — say about the security of the region’s subway system? |
| [Metro Transit Police increase patrols following shooting, spate of high-profile assaults] | [Metro Transit Police increase patrols following shooting, spate of high-profile assaults] |
| “I just don’t know how to get to the bottom of the brazenness or the nonchalance of someone carrying that out,” said D.C. Council member Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7), of the Deanwood killing. There is so much that contributes to the criminal mind, Alexander said, “whether it be mental illness, whether it be lack of parental supervision, whether it be communities where people are coming from, their environment, their social environment. I think we need to look into all of that. | “I just don’t know how to get to the bottom of the brazenness or the nonchalance of someone carrying that out,” said D.C. Council member Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7), of the Deanwood killing. There is so much that contributes to the criminal mind, Alexander said, “whether it be mental illness, whether it be lack of parental supervision, whether it be communities where people are coming from, their environment, their social environment. I think we need to look into all of that. |
| “It’s still hard to just put your arms around a 15-year-old being gunned down in broad daylight, in a public space, where people are all around,” she said. | |
| Moreover, it’s unclear whether boosting the visibility of police could have prevented the incident, Alexander said. “I don’t even know if more police presence is the answer,” she said. | Moreover, it’s unclear whether boosting the visibility of police could have prevented the incident, Alexander said. “I don’t even know if more police presence is the answer,” she said. |
| [Two teens in custody in Green Line shooting] | [Two teens in custody in Green Line shooting] |
| While it may have made an arrest faster, it wouldn’t necessarily have prevented the shooting, Alexander said. “With terrorist attacks or mass shootings, you just cannot live your life in fear. Anything could happen to anyone at any time. You just do what you have to do. People have to go to work; people have to get around, live their lives,” she said. | |
| Annette Lucas, 67, echoed that sentiment. Lucas said she doesn’t plan to avoid the station, though she remains shaken by the shooting. | Annette Lucas, 67, echoed that sentiment. Lucas said she doesn’t plan to avoid the station, though she remains shaken by the shooting. |
| “I feel less safe at all of them,” said Lucas, who attends church each Sunday close to Deanwood at the Holy Trinity International Washington Center. “I’m definitely going to keep my eyes peeled.” | |
| But she said that the location of the violence is not the main issue. | But she said that the location of the violence is not the main issue. |
| “You can walk down the street and something can happen,” she said. “It is what it is.” | “You can walk down the street and something can happen,” she said. “It is what it is.” |
| Metro said its surveillance systems helped authorities quickly nab the two suspects, ages 16 and 19, in the Green Line shooting, which left a 24-year-old man wounded as the train neared the Anacostia station. Metro police said it was the only time they could remember in many years that a gun was fired on a train. In the weeks leading up to that earlier shooting, more officers than normal had been aboard trains to address an increase in assaults and robberies. | Metro said its surveillance systems helped authorities quickly nab the two suspects, ages 16 and 19, in the Green Line shooting, which left a 24-year-old man wounded as the train neared the Anacostia station. Metro police said it was the only time they could remember in many years that a gun was fired on a train. In the weeks leading up to that earlier shooting, more officers than normal had been aboard trains to address an increase in assaults and robberies. |
| [‘I’m risking my life’: Some Metro riders worry as serious crimes rise] | [‘I’m risking my life’: Some Metro riders worry as serious crimes rise] |
| After the Brussels subway and airport terrorist bombings last week, Metro also says it increased security. The Deanwood shooting is not a sign that Metro has a broader problem, Metro spokeswoman Morgan Dye said. | After the Brussels subway and airport terrorist bombings last week, Metro also says it increased security. The Deanwood shooting is not a sign that Metro has a broader problem, Metro spokeswoman Morgan Dye said. |
| Saturday’s “homicide was a tragedy for the community. There’s nothing specific to Metro about this tragedy. The stations are a part of the communities we serve, and we share the community’s grief. Where it occurred is not the point. That it occurred is,” Dye said. “Yes, Metro is safe. Metro’s security posture remains elevated following the Brussels attack, and [the Metro Transit Police Department] continually adjusts deployment strategies to keep riders safe.” | Saturday’s “homicide was a tragedy for the community. There’s nothing specific to Metro about this tragedy. The stations are a part of the communities we serve, and we share the community’s grief. Where it occurred is not the point. That it occurred is,” Dye said. “Yes, Metro is safe. Metro’s security posture remains elevated following the Brussels attack, and [the Metro Transit Police Department] continually adjusts deployment strategies to keep riders safe.” |
| Indeed, a Metro Transit Police officer was patrolling outside the station Sunday, but the addition was because of Belgium attacks, the official said. | Indeed, a Metro Transit Police officer was patrolling outside the station Sunday, but the addition was because of Belgium attacks, the official said. |
| [Probe into Brussels bombings expands across Europe] | [Probe into Brussels bombings expands across Europe] |
| The Deanwood killing appears to be the 26th killing in the city this year. | The Deanwood killing appears to be the 26th killing in the city this year. |
| Remy Garvin, 18, of Benning Terrace, said Metro does need more police. But having them won’t solve the problem. | Remy Garvin, 18, of Benning Terrace, said Metro does need more police. But having them won’t solve the problem. |
| “It’s not going to stop,” he said. “There is still going to be violence.” | “It’s not going to stop,” he said. “There is still going to be violence.” |
| Calvin Johnson, 40, uses the Deanwood station each day to go to work. The recent violence won’t throw off his commuting patterns or stop him from showing up. “I got to,” he said. “I ain’t got no car.” | Calvin Johnson, 40, uses the Deanwood station each day to go to work. The recent violence won’t throw off his commuting patterns or stop him from showing up. “I got to,” he said. “I ain’t got no car.” |
| Johnson said delays immediately after Saturday’s shooting were frustrating. The station was closed from about 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m, Metro officials said. But the only thing that would prevent Johnson from riding Metro is a Brussels-like attack. | |
| “Unless I really feel threatened like with a terrorist thing, I’ll be riding,” he said. “Other than that, I’m cool.” | “Unless I really feel threatened like with a terrorist thing, I’ll be riding,” he said. “Other than that, I’m cool.” |