WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A violent weekend in the District left three people dead and several more hurt in shootings across the city.
Officers with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said one of the victims killed in a shooting near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station is a 17-year-old boy.
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The recent spike in violence came as President Donald Trump touted crime on the decline in D.C. over the weekend, nearly two months into his federal crime crackdown.
“Washington, D.C. is a safe place right now. It went from one of the most dangerous cities in our country, can you believe that? To probably the safest, among the safest in our country. Nobody is being hit anymore. It’s very safe,” Trump said…