Vigil for Seth Conrad Rich, 27 year old Shot and Killed Early Sunday Morning in Bloomingdale

by Prince Of Petworth — July 13, 2016 at 1:45 pm 28 Comments

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From an email:

“Join the Bloomingdale Civic Association, Teri Janine Quinn, President &

the Bloomingdale Community to Remember

Seth Conrad Rich

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

7PM

2100 Block of 1st Street NW (between V and W Street NW)“

B’dale Res

This was adjusted to tonight at 7:00 PM on the 2100 block of 1st Street. Check the Bloomingdale Blog for confirmation.
Dino2

It is terrible that he was killed, but why aren’t there vigils for every person who gets shot and killed in DC?
- Anon
  
  There frequently are vigils, you may not have heard about them
- Get involved
  
  Great point! Why don’t you take the lead on this?
- Anon
  
  There are. Some of them just aren’t publicized here, presumably because folks don’t reach out to Dan. Don’t overthink it.
- Common Sense
  
  Because this happened in Bloomingdale. The Bloomingdale Civic Association is organizing it. If any other Civic Association in the city wants to hold vigils for people who are killed in their neighborhoods they can. Or you can organize them Captain Obvious.
  - Effie
    
    everyone let’s just stop “Booming” and just show some respect for the vigil to take place, this is really sad. if you would like to organize a vigil for your loved one, or contact your neighborhood association/council to help, you may also do so.
- textdoc
  
  I think the motivation for this vigil is that it hits home with young-ish, well-educated, upwardly mobile professionals — it strikes the “There but for the grace of God go I” chord.
  .
  As I was saying in Monday’s RRRR: “I think part of it is that often we’re able to rationalize it by telling ourselves that most of the shootings are between rival gang members, etc. We reassure ourselves that since we aren’t gang members or engaged in the drug trade, we’re ‘safe.’ An incident like this reminds us that that particular rationalization isn’t always applicable.”
  - BK2H
    
    Amen! The most rationale thing I have heard in a looooong time!
  - Dino2
    
    Common Sense, you seem to know about the Bloomingdale Civic Association, so I’ll ask
    was there a vigil or memorial for Dimas Fuentes-Lazo, who was murdered in Bloomingdale in April?
    - Anon
      
      That murder was in Brightwood Park, not Bloomingdale.
      http://mpdc.dc.gov/publication/homicide-victim-dimas-fuentes-lazo
    - textdoc
      
      Dimas Fuentes-Lazo was stabbed in the 800 block of Kennedy Street NW. That’s not Bloomingdale.
      - Common Sense
        
        BOOM!
      - Anony
        
        Double BOOM
    - neighbor
      
      This troll is obviously not from the area since he has no idea what neighborhood is where.
    - LMGTFY
      
      Not sure if there was a a vigil, but a quick google informed me that there was a memorial.
      
      http://dcshrines.blogspot.com/2016/05/memorial-for-dimas-fuentes-lazo-800.html
      - Petworth Pal
        
        Kennedy is the border between Petworth and Brightwood Park. #funfact. Dino2 know where you live.
      - Prince Of Petworth
        
        You need to battle the wikipedia bandits who have annexed down to Emerson as part of Brightwood Park. Aux armes!!
    - Bloomingdaler
      
      Seth Rich has been the first murder victim in Bloomingdale since Monique Nalleat in 2009. There have been a handful on the edges (two people shot in a vehicle on North Capitol and Freddy Hawkins killed at the gas station on Florida) since then, but this is the first in a long time.
Anon

Reading some of the write ups about him he seemed to be a pretty awesome guy. RIP
- textdoc
  
  Indeed.
  - textdoc
    
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3688415/Father-DNC-staffer-Seth-Rich-tells-son-wanted-make-difference-phone-girlfriend-nurdered-deserted-Washington-DC-street-family-prepares-funeral.html
    .
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-identify-man-fatally-shot-in-bloomingdale/2016/07/11/4236fd1a-4754-11e6-90a8-fb84201e0645_story.html
    .
    http://forward.com/news/national/344781/for-seth-rich-passion-for-service-started-with-kosher-cookouts-at-camp-rama/
    - Jake
      
      Seth was my sisters brother in law. Absolutely amazing man. Took my sister in as his own and simply wanted the world to be a better place. Thank you all for the support for my brother in law and his family.
A

I am honestly in disbelief. I feel so bad for the family and all those impacted by violence in our city. When will the mayor and council along with MPD step up and admit things are getting worse? Don’t quote me stats or talk to me about community meetings. I want new strategies and new policies. What’s being done isn’t working.
Aaron

Thank you for this.

Means a lot to us.

-Aaron
- AE
  
  Aaron I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your brother, please accept my condolences to you and your family. He was making a difference in this world. I hope you all find some solace and comfort in the midst of his tragic death.
Philippe Lecheval

I keep wondering, who will have to die a senseless death before serious measures are taken to combat violent crime in DC?
Duponter

There will never be serious measures because the only way to effectively prevent this is to reduce dramatically the number of guns on the street. And there’s zero political will to make that happen.

Let’s face it, if gunning down 20+ six year old children in school or 49 people in a nightclub won’t result in any serious measures to combat gun violence, I’m at a loss for what it would take.

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