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Police release identity of man, 21, in fatal shooting on Monday | Police release identity of man, 21, in fatal shooting on Monday |
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A man who was fatally shot Monday in Southeast Washington has been identified by D.C. police as Adam Edwin Barker, 21. | A man who was fatally shot Monday in Southeast Washington has been identified by D.C. police as Adam Edwin Barker, 21. |
Barker was shot in the 2700 block of Langston Place. After being found Monday, he was taken to a hospital, where he died Tuesday, police said. | |
A man who was shot Tuesday as he sat in a car near a school and a child learning center in Southeast Washington died Wednesday morning at a hospital, D.C. police said. | A man who was shot Tuesday as he sat in a car near a school and a child learning center in Southeast Washington died Wednesday morning at a hospital, D.C. police said. |
The shooting occurred shortly after 3 p.m. at Sixth and Chesapeake streets in Washington Highlands, near Hendley Elementary School and the Sunshine Early Learning Center, which enrolls 230 children. | The shooting occurred shortly after 3 p.m. at Sixth and Chesapeake streets in Washington Highlands, near Hendley Elementary School and the Sunshine Early Learning Center, which enrolls 230 children. |
The center’s chief operating officer, Robert Gundling, asked police about the shooting on the department’s Internet bulletin board, saying, “We do appreciate it when we are notified of situations like this to make sure we do everything possible to keep the children and adults safe.” | The center’s chief operating officer, Robert Gundling, asked police about the shooting on the department’s Internet bulletin board, saying, “We do appreciate it when we are notified of situations like this to make sure we do everything possible to keep the children and adults safe.” |
Gundling said Wednesday that he later learned that a police lieutenant visited the center to provide details shortly after the shooting. “The police have done an exemplary job today on following up,” he said. | Gundling said Wednesday that he later learned that a police lieutenant visited the center to provide details shortly after the shooting. “The police have done an exemplary job today on following up,” he said. |
A teacher said about two dozen children were on a playground outside when the gunfire erupted about one block away. | A teacher said about two dozen children were on a playground outside when the gunfire erupted about one block away. |
“We just heard the shots, and we took off,” said the teacher, who spoke on the condition she not be named. “We got the kids into safety.” Gundling said those children may have been at the nearby elementary school. | “We just heard the shots, and we took off,” said the teacher, who spoke on the condition she not be named. “We got the kids into safety.” Gundling said those children may have been at the nearby elementary school. |
A bill mandating that Maryland allocate $15 million in annual operating funds for a transitioning Prince George’s County hospital system was approved Wednesday by the state Senate despite calls from Republicans to delay the vote. | A bill mandating that Maryland allocate $15 million in annual operating funds for a transitioning Prince George’s County hospital system was approved Wednesday by the state Senate despite calls from Republicans to delay the vote. |
The measure, which heads to the House of Delegates, is at the center of an ongoing dispute over the funding between Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and county officials. | The measure, which heads to the House of Delegates, is at the center of an ongoing dispute over the funding between Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and county officials. |
County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D), along with Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Calvert), said the funds are necessary to keep the county’s health-care system running while plans move forward to build a state-of-the-art hospital operated by the University of Maryland Medical System. | |
Hogan has said he needs time to review the project and renew a memorandum of understanding on how to fund it. | Hogan has said he needs time to review the project and renew a memorandum of understanding on how to fund it. |
A 69-year-old Arlington woman was found dead Wednesday inside her home, a police spokeswoman said. | A 69-year-old Arlington woman was found dead Wednesday inside her home, a police spokeswoman said. |
The woman, who police did not identify, was found by her son shortly before 3 p.m. inside her home in the 4900 block of 18th Street North. He told investigators that two stove burners were on and that there might have been an explosion, said Ashley Savage, an Arlington County police spokeswoman. |
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