‘Peaceful’ DC Juneteenth Event Erupts Into Gunfire and Chaos
A Sunday gunfight at a “Juneteenth” celebration in Washington, D.C., led to the death of one 15-year-old boy and the injuries of three other individuals. Police, as of Monday morning, are still on the hunt for those…
A Sunday gunfight at a “Juneteenth” celebration in Washington, D.C., led to the death of one 15-year-old boy and the injuries of three other individuals.
Police, as of Monday morning, are still on the hunt for those responsible for the shooting, WRC-TV reported.
The incident occurred near the 14th and U streets Northwest of the nation’s capital.
At that time, the area was the venue of “Moechella”– a free concert celebrating Juneteenth, an annual federal holiday commemorating when slaves in the South learned they were free.
The event’s organizers described it as a “peaceful demonstration” on their Instagram page. D.C. Chief of Police Robert Contee said the concert was an “unpermitted event,” WRC-TV reported.
At around 6 p.m., Contee said a separate “incident or fight” broke out, according to WTOP-TV. Police then broke up the fight and shut the concert down.
They also found weapons in the area during that time. Between 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., two more events occurred, including the shooting.
As people made their way out of the area, some of them suffered injuries due to a stampede that ensued, WRC-TV reported.