Three DC homicides in six hours test Trump’s claim of safer Washington

Washington, D.C., saw 3 homicides connected Saturday nighttime successful a specified six-hour clip span arsenic President Donald Trump declared triumph implicit what helium called a "crisis" of transgression successful the nation's capital.

A teen and 2 adults were killed Saturday successful 3 abstracted incidents that the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating arsenic homicides, officials said. A teen was changeable successful a 4th incident, but constabulary person not said if it was a homicide.

The spree is antithetic arsenic Trump's transgression crackdown successful the territory has seen a alteration successful wide crime.

"We person a precise harmless metropolis now," Trump said past week. "The state is going to beryllium safe. We bash it 1 astatine a time."

National Guard members are seen successful Washington, D.C., connected Sept. 5, 2025.  (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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The Metropolitan Police Department said officers responded to the archetypal shooting conscionable minutes earlier 3 p.m. successful the 1900 artifact of C Street SE. They recovered a 17-year-old lad suffering from a gunshot coiled to the precocious body.

Medics rushed the teen to the hospital, wherever helium died from his injuries, according to MPD. Homicide detectives person since taken implicit the case.

About 4 hours later, astatine astir 6:52 p.m., officers reported uncovering different teen lad who had been changeable successful the 700 artifact of Newton Place, Northwest. Police said the teen was recovered wrong a location there, with a gunshot coiled to the precocious body. Medics tried to prevention him, but helium died astatine the scene.

Less than 2 hours later, astatine astir 8:48 p.m., officers responded to a shooting successful the 1400 artifact of 14th Place, Southeast, wherever they recovered a pistillate suffering from aggregate gunshot wounds, according to MPD. Homicide detectives are investigating her death.

Police person not released the names of the victims oregon accusation regarding immoderate suspects.

People stitchery astatine the Navy Yard metro presumption to protestation the deployment of National Guard troops and national migration agents successful Washington, D.C., connected Sept. 5, 2025.  (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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The incidents Saturday raised the fig of homicides successful the past week to five, according to The Washington Post. According to MPD data, arsenic of Nov. 10, determination were 122 homicides this twelvemonth successful Washington, D.C. In August, the president deployed much than 2,000 troops to combat crime.

U.S. President Donald Trump waits for the accomplishment of Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese astatine the White House connected October 20, 2025, successful Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Along with the unit deployment, Trump signed an enforcement bid expanding anti-crime measures, including adding further prosecutors to absorption connected convulsive and spot crimes, and directing the proscription caput to inspect and amended D.C.’s transit services.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the White House to comment.