Murder

Gun control keeps working its magic in DC:

Four people were killed in the District late Thursday and early yesterday, prompting top police officials to invoke crime-emergency powers that allow them to more quickly change officers' schedules and restrict days off.

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...The four killings do not appear to be related, police officials said. The victims included a 17-year-old who was shot after he apparently refused to remove a ski mask; a 55-year-old man slain in a drug-related argument over $5; a 24-year-old transgender person killed in an apparent robbery attempt; and a 32-year-old man, police said.

If DC was a foreign country we'd call it a quagmire.