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DC Council to meet for first time since Trayon White arrest, indictment
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) – The District Council will meet Tuesday for the first time since the arrest and indictment of councilmember Trayon White.
White was arrested in August and is accused of agreeing to accept $156,000 in bribes in exchange for his influence on city contracts for violence interruption programs. He pleaded not guilty in federal court last week.
DC Councilmember Trayon White addresses criminal accusations of bribery
“I do not have any indication of how much he intends to participate [on Council],” said chairman Phil Mendelson during a press briefing Monday.
Mendelson said the only option for stopping White’s ability to vote and participate on the council is to expel him. That’s not happening yet, but the Council does intend to take some action this week.
“A person is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt,” said Mendelson. “So that is the way we have to view our colleague, but we are moving forward with the disciplinary process that the rules provide, that requires due process.”
The Council will vote to dissolve the committee on recreation, library and youth affairs and replace it with two subcommittees under the Committee of the Whole, chaired by Councilmembers Zachary Parker and Matt Frumin.
DC Council to consider next steps regarding Trayon White
Meanwhile, an ad hoc committee charged with investigating White will meet for the first time Tuesday at 9 a.m. Outside counsel will be hired to lead that investigation.
Outside of city government, D.C.’s police union is calling for the District to pause all funding on violence interruption programs until the programs are audited and investigated.
“The Council must freeze wasteful spending on unproven, shady programs now. There is no science-based metric or data that justifies the spending of millions of dollars on these programs,” said D.C. Police Union Chairman Greggory Pemberton.
Pemberton is calling for a study to look into whether violence interruption programs have had any measurable effect on reducing crime and pushing for more funding and staffing for the Metropolitan Police Department.
DC councilmembers react to Trayon White’s arrest
Council meets for the Committee of the Whole meeting at 11 a.m.
Its legislative meeting begins at noon.
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WASHINGTON (7News) — A teenage boy was fatally shot Saturday night in Northeast Washington, D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
ALSO READ | Boy, 17, hospitalized after being shot near group home in Southeast DC
Fifth District officers responded around 8:24 p.m. to the 1600 block of Gales Street Northeast for a report of a shooting. That is in the Rosedale / Kingman Park neighborhood.
When officers arrived, they found a juvenile male unconscious and not breathing with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Authorities said the victim is believed to be a teenager. His identity was not immediately released.
Police are searching for a juvenile male suspect described as Black and wearing a black shirt and black pants. According to investigators, the suspect was last seen near 16th Street and Rosedale Street Northeast riding a black bicycle.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating the shooting.
SEE ALSO | Teen hospitalized following Friday night shooting in northeast D.C.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at (202) 727-9099 or submit an anonymous tip by texting 50411.
WASHINGTON (7News) — A man was stabbed to death in Northwest D.C. early Saturday morning, according to D.C. police.
SEE ALSO | Police shoot knife-wielding individual at Fairfax Wawa
Officers responded to the 2900 block of 14th Street NW shortly before 1:00 a.m., where the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
SEE ALSO | Teen hospitalized following Friday night shooting in northeast D.C.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the police at (202) 727-9099 or text a tip to 50411.
Additional details were not immediately available.
4 things to know about the weather:
- Beneficial rain
- Muggy, warm temperatures to start the weekend
- Scattered afternoon showers & a few storms again Saturday
- Drier and nice for Sunday
There’s a 40% chance of showers and a few storms in the afternoon and evening Saturday.
Sunday looks like it will bring the best weather of the weekend. We’ll start to see some cooler, drier air come in.
Big-time heat may be coming right back to the D.C. area by Wednesday of next week.
Weather radar
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10-day forecast
QuickCast
SATURDAY:
Partly sunny
Muggy
Scattered showers & storms (40% chance)
Highs: middle 80s
SUNDAY:
Decreasing clouds
Lower humidity
Highs: mid 80s
MONDAY:
Mostly sunny
Highs: upper 80s
SUNSET: 8:35 p.m.
AVERAGE HIGH: 89° // AVERAGE low: 72°
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