Washington, D.C. (Monday, August 10, 2020) – More than 24 hours after nearly two dozen people were shot in the District of Columbia, police still have made no arrests in the case.  Police say 100 bullets were fired just after 12:30am Sunday along Dubois Place in SE as hundreds of people packed the street for a block party.

Police believe three gunmen opened fire following some kind of dispute, killing 17-year-old Christopher Brown, critically injuring an off-duty police officer and hurting as many as 20 others.  “I really don’t understand how my child’s life is just gone,” said Artecka Brown, Christopher’s mother.

The officer is said to be a 22-year-old who was apparently attending the party.  Her identity has not been released.  The block party was in violation of the District’s coronavirus guidelines.  Mayor Muriel Bowser says police will begin cracking down on such activities.