A teenage girl stabbed to death at McDonalds, and three teens hit with a volley of bullets in a playground, are two of many recent crimes to shake Washington DC. It's among US cities facing a post-pandemic surge in violence.
It started with a fight over sweet and sour sauce outside a busy McDonalds. It ended with one teenage girl allegedly stabbing another to death.
"Naima loved music and the arts, basketball, and she was shaping up to be a master barber," her mother told. "She had just been hired to work at Krispy Kreme as a doughnut specialist and was preparing to get her driver's licence."In the same heaving party zone, known as the U Street Corridor, an 18-year-old man was shot dead less than 24 hours earlier.
As of September 14, there had been 190 homicides recorded in Washington since the start of the year – a 28 per cent jump on the 148 recorded in the same period last year. "Months of persistent gun violence is causing many Washingtonians to question their safety and commitment to the city,"And local authorities say young people are behind much of the rise in violent crime.
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