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Three men slain overnight in the District, marking violent start to new year Three men slain overnight in the District, marking violent start to new year
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D.C. police said three men died early Sunday morning in suspected homicides, marking a violent start to the new year after 2019 ended with the most killings recorded in a decade. D.C. police said three men were slain in separate incidents late Saturday and early Sunday, marking a violent start to the new year after 2019 ended with the most killings recorded in a decade.
The weekend deaths include a stabbing on the U Street corridor and shootings in the waterfront and NoMa neighborhoods.The weekend deaths include a stabbing on the U Street corridor and shootings in the waterfront and NoMa neighborhoods.
Police responded to a report of an aggravated assault after 2 a.m. on the 1200 block of U Street, a popular nightlife strip. They discovered Dy’Mani Priestley, 22, with a stab wound. Just before midnight, police discovered the first victim fatally shot in a residence in the first block of K Street Northwest. Authorities identified him as 39-year-old Anthony Ward of Northwest Washington.
Police later responded to a report of an aggravated assault after 2 a.m. Sunday on the 1200 block of U Street, a popular nightlife strip. They discovered Dy’Mani Priestley, 22, with a stab wound.
Priestley, a Hyattsville resident, died at the hospital, authorities said.Priestley, a Hyattsville resident, died at the hospital, authorities said.
Several hours later, police responded to a report of a shooting at a home on the 1400 block of Third Street Southwest around 5:30 a.m. Several hours later, at around 5:30 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting at a home on the 1400 block of Third Street Southwest.
They found 26-year-old Xavier Tate of Northeast Washington with multiple gunshot wounds. He also died at a hospital. Police believe he was shot inside the residence. They found 26-year-old Xavier Tate of Northeast Washington with multiple gunshot wounds. He also died at a hospital.
The third victim died in a shooting on the first block of K Street Northwest, but authorities had not identified him as of Sunday afternoon. The deaths are among four known homicides in the city in the first five days of the year. Charles Robinson, 60, was found fatally shot in an Anacostia residence early Saturday morning.
The deaths mark four known homicides in the first five days of the year. Charles Robinson, 60, was found fatally shot in an Anacostia residence early Saturday morning. Police have not announced any arrests in the cases. They suspect Tate and Ward were shot inside the residences where they were found.
Police have not announced any arrests in the cases.
Local law enforcement officials have blamed the rise in killings on easy access to illegal guns turning conflicts among acquaintances deadly.Local law enforcement officials have blamed the rise in killings on easy access to illegal guns turning conflicts among acquaintances deadly.
Anyone with information on the suspected killings can contact police by calling 202-727-9099 or texting 50411.Anyone with information on the suspected killings can contact police by calling 202-727-9099 or texting 50411.
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