WASHINGTON (7News) — 7News followed up with families whose children have experienced violent crime in the District, looking into the impacts left behind once the crime scene tape, police, and initial community outcry go away.
The repeated reports of violence and fights have become so common that some are numb to it. For others, it’s raw and fresh pain for them daily.
Terrina Riley has a 16-year-old son and a 14-year-old daughter. She said her kids have been targeted for crime in the neighborhood, for vocalizing that they did not want to be part of it…