The Brief
- Residents in Northwest D.C.’s LeDroit Park neighborhood are sounding the alarm after repeated incidents involving gunfire near 2nd and W Streets NW.
- Security camera footage from one resident reviewed by FOX 5 captured more than half a dozen shootings around the intersection since early 2025, leaving two people injured and multiple cars and buildings damaged.
- The recurring gunfire has erupted just blocks away from Seaton Elementary School and Howard University facilities, prompting neighbors to call for urgent action.
WASHINGTON – One particular corner in the Northwest D.C. neighborhood of LeDroit Park is continuing to see shootings, despite efforts from the community and the Metropolitan Police Department.
What they’re saying:
David Michael, a resident of the area, expressed his frustration with the continued violence in an email to FOX 5.…