7 wounded in separate DC shootings Tuesday

By Adisa Hargett-Robinson
August 4, 2020 | 11:42 PM

Seven people were injured in two separate D.C. shootings Tuesday night, D.C. police said.

Three men were wounded in a shooting in the 1600 block of Maryland Avenue Northeast. One was unconscious and not breathing, and the other two were conscious and breathing, police said.

Following a different shooting in the 5400 block of Georgia Avenue Northwest, three men and a 15-year-old were all conscious and breathing, police said.

D.C. police haven’t yet released any additional information.

Kennedy Center renews call for Trump-backed shutdown after part of a ceiling collapses

By The Associated Press
September 5, 2026 | 1:54 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A chunk of ceiling fell inside a main hallway of the Kennedy Center, according to a spokesperson who said the damage underscores the need to shut down the historic arts venue for renovations sought by President Donald Trump. No one was injured when a piece of the ceiling inside the Kennedy Center's grand foyer collapsed Friday evening, said Roma Daravi, the center's vice president for public relations. Photos provided by the center showed a large hole in the high ceiling and debris littering the red carpet in part of the hallway that connects the Kennedy Center's three main performance auditoriums. The damage occurred during stormy weather in Washington. The Kennedy Center's Trump-aligned board is fighting in court to move forward with plans to add Trump's name to the building's facade and to close the center for two years as it undergoes $250 million in renovations.

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