Statement of U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. in Response to Mayor Bowser's Press Conferencce

By artappraiser on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 2:22am |

DC Mayor Bowser’s statement on the DC US Attorney’s “reluctance” to prosecute warrants is patently false. Since protests began, the DC office has never turned down a case for prosecution where there was sufficient evidence to support probable cause.https://t.co/A7zu6XNzsk
— Kerri Kupec DOJ (@KerriKupecDOJ) August 31, 2020

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https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/statement-us-attorneys-office-district-columbia-response-mayor-muriel-bowsers-press

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her letter:

MPD does their part to protect residents and visitors. We need our prosecutors to do theirs. pic.twitter.com/FU39f9ZA6F
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) August 31, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 2:23am

D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham and Mayor Muriel Bowser are blaming outside agitators for disrupting peaceful protests in the District. Full story: https://t.co/FqIajIVbnI : @aletweetsnews pic.twitter.com/DWRlAmsrMc
— WTOP (@WTOP) August 31, 2020

D.C.’s police chief and mayor claimed Monday that people traveling to the District with the specific intent to disrupt peaceful protests, damage property and behave aggressively toward police were part of an “organized, funded attempt to create violence in our city.”

“This isn’t just Washington, D.C. We’ve seen violence in other cities and to the extent that that is coordinated, us in law enforcement, we have a responsibility to find out if it is and then answer that question ‘Who?’ — and hold them accountable,” D.C. police Chief Peter Newsham said at a Monday news conference with Mayor Muriel Bowser.

The police chief said 70% of those arrested in recent days were from outside D.C. [.....]

by artappraiser on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 2:30am

Details currently sketchy but from what I’m seeing online, a crowd is forming in Southeast DC at the scene of a police shooting. I’m on my way there. https://t.co/zciVgtnGxF
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) September 2, 2020

MPD have already confirmed that the shooting occurred and have one adult heading to the hospital.

They also say a gun was recovered on scene. https://t.co/8G6KYD7cAA
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) September 2, 2020

Details of the circumstances are unclear, but WUSA9 reports that the individual who police shot this afternoon has been confirmed dead.

Police also say a gun was recovered from the scene. https://t.co/TAI9gWmDBz
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) September 2, 2020

two more tweets from scene here on thread

I spoke to Ward 8 City Councilman @trayonwhite.

He says police tell him an 18-year-old fled from police, who recovered “two guns” after shooting him but police wouldn’t confirm the guns were on his person.

He says mom, sister, and brother he spoke to are “distraught, outraged.” pic.twitter.com/NwUSJFYkX4
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) September 2, 2020

two more tweets here announcing protests on thread

Antifa collective @alloutdc202 also calling for activists to gather 9pm at D7 police station. https://t.co/YDtNGCaVmt
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) September 3, 2020

The @ShutDown_DC text system has also told its followers to come. pic.twitter.com/491N3uwLGo
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) September 3, 2020

About 50 people here at D7 police station. I’ll be livestreaming a little sooner, but folks are showing up here every minute. pic.twitter.com/UU7dVyXiza
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) September 3, 2020

Almost 100 people here. I’m about to begin livestreaming. pic.twitter.com/lJ1H4D1rRp
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) September 3, 2020

In spite of the action etc of the protest earlier, very important development was ANC Commissioner Paul Trantham (to those who don’t know - this is a local elected official) told me bodycamera footage will be released TOMORROW of the shooting.https://t.co/TA2i7L9ELP
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) September 3, 2020

Protesters are slowly fizzling out from D7 police station, but they’re heading to Mayor Bowser’s house.

Minimal violence when protesters first confronted police, but otherwise tonight has been peaceful so far.

I’ll be livestreaming when I arrive at Mayor’s house. https://t.co/gJuH4xir03
— Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) September 3, 2020

continued on thread, not many showed at Bowser's house etc...

by artappraiser on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 2:45am

Statement of U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. in Response to Mayor Bowser's Press Conferencce

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