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9 Shot, 3 Killed in DC Drive-By

3 busted, motive unknown

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 31, 2010 1:41 AM CDT | Updated Mar 31, 2010 5:43 AM CDT

(Newser) – Three people were killed and at least six others injured when a gunman sprayed bullets into a crowd from a car in the nation's capital last night. DC police arrested three people after a chase that left four officers injured, the Washington Post reports. No motive has been established for the shooting, although police sources say it may be connected to two killings in southern DC earlier this month.

The victims were clustered in front of an apartment building and witnesses compared the outbreak of gunfire to a war zone. "All I saw was bodies dropping," said one local resident. "It was like Vietnam." Police sources believe an AK-47 was used. The incident has claimed the largest number of victims of any shooting in the capital in at least 15 years. A tenth gunshot victim was found a few blocks away, but police aren't sure if he was shot by the same assailants.

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Dennis Centeno

Apr 1, 2010 4:15 PM CDT

Gun control will not help if we still have illegals guns shipped into our inner cities. Prevention is helpful but understand the needs of the community is key and even so still will not eliminate gang problems. Keeping youths in community centers entertained will help. Kids roaming the streets= Crime, Crime is part of a cycle which is part of life unfortunately.

GeminiMishy

Mar 31, 2010 4:56 PM CDT

Tragic. I will never understand this kind of disconnected, cruel violence.

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Mar 31, 2010 3:27 PM CDT

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