Human remains have been found in a dumpster near the Nationals baseball stadium in Southwest D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department initially said they were investigating the case as a natural death but the city’s medical examiner has since ruled the death a homicide.
Washington, D.C. saw a drastic increase in crime throughout 2023. By the end of last year, 247 people had been killed in the nation’s capital.
The neighborhood around the Nationals baseball stadium is a popular nightlife hotspot — attracting both tourists and locals — with its plethora of restaurants and bars. Recently, however, it has also seen several incidents of violent crime. On December 21st of last year, four people were shot two blocks from the baseball stadium — two of the victims died from their wounds.
Last year, Washington, D.C. saw violent crime rise by nearly 40 percent compared to 2022. Homicides increased by 35 percent, robbery was up nearly 70 percent, theft increased 23 percent, and carjackings were up a staggering 82 percent. Many in the city blame soft-on-crime policies, enacted by the city council after the death of George Floyd in 2020, for the violent crime plaguing the capital. The city’s Democrat mayor, Muriel Bowser, introduced legislation in October aimed at reversing some of the post-Floyd policies, but the city council has yet to take up the legislation.
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