Columbia Heights

About the Police Presence on 16th Street, NW Last Night

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

Frank wrote us at 7:22pm Sunday night: “large police presence on 16th NW between Park and Irving. Not sure what’s going on.”

MPD reports:

“The Third District is currently investigating a stabbing in the 3100 block of 16th Street NW. An adult male has been transported to an area hospital with critical injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099″

Update from MPD:

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Sunday, November 15, 2020, in the 3100 block of 16th Street, Northwest.

At approximately 7:07 pm, (more…)

About (some of) those explosions last night

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Dodo’s antifascist sewing zoom

Around 10:30pm in Columbia Heights was definitely fireworks.

And another round later: “Special thanks to the person who just blasted fireworks directly next to my bedroom window at 2am in Columbia Heights”

And in a new one that I’ll add to the list of options comes this report from Alan Henney at 2:20am:

“The EXPLOSIONS heard about 20 minutes ago in University Heights are tires bursting on a carjacked SUV that was just torched at 7th St and Randolph St NE-DC.”

Multiple Reports of Shots Fired in Columbia Heights Last Night, Twice

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

Ed. Note: If interested in following these events as they unfold – you can follow our twitter feed @PoPville here.

The first reports started coming in around 8:24pm (Wednesday night):

“Just heard 8-10 gunshots in the Columbia heights metro area on 14th”

“There was a few police vehicles and foot patrol with flashlights walking around a couple minutes after it happened”

“once again, shots fired at 14th & Irving.”

around 9:47pm there were reports of another incident nearby: (more…)

Multiple Reports of Power Outages/Brown Outs Last Night: “I was on my front porch and the entire skyline over near Catholic U/Ft Totten turned green multiple times”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Joanna Hiatt Kim

Ed. Note: If interested in following these events as they unfold – you can follow our twitter feed @PoPville here.

We received the first report at 10:09pm last night (Wednesday):

“Seriously, what’s with the explosion sounds (similar to a generator blowing) that we’ve heard several times in Fort Totten? The power has gone out several times again.”

“Same! We are without power near Fort Totten metro – two or three huge booms tonight. Same thing earlier this morning, but luckily power just flickered then.”

“The loud bangs are continuing. In the past the loud bangs came first, then we lost power. Tonight I only heard the bangs after we lost power. Intermittent sirens somewhere nearby.”

“It’s a transformer or some power line on 12th between Allison and Buchanen, it’s been exploding every couple days. Pepco was working on it earlier today after it happened, but just happened again minutes ago” (more…)

6-10 shots fired reported around 9:19am in Columbia Heights, Man shot in hand

By Prince Of Petworth


14th and Irving St, NW

Update from MPD:

“The Third District is currently investigating a shooting in the 1400 block of Irving Street NW. An adult male has been transported to an area hospital with a non life threatening gunshot wound to the hand.

Motorists and pedestrians can expect road closures in the area as we investigate.

Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099.”

Readers report:

“multiple shots fired on Irving St NW and a police response minutes later, around 9:24”

“shooting at 14th and Irving. Sounded like 8 shots from my window. Very quick response by PD” (more…)

MPD confirms Shooting in Columbia Heights

By Prince Of Petworth


13th and Fairmont St, NW. Photo by Tucker Jones

Multiple readers reported hearing between 8-12 shots around 4:50pm.

MPD reports:

“The Third District is currently investigating a shooting in the area of 14th Street and Fairmont Street NW. An adult male has been transported to an area hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to the torso.

Motorists and pedestrians can expect road closures in the area as we investigate.

Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099.”

“Spread the word about All Souls Unitarian Church’s Little Free Pantry”

By Prince Of Petworth


1500 Harvard Street, NW

Thanks to Mary Ann for sharing from All Souls Unitarian Church:

“All Souls is home to A Pantry for All Souls, a Little Free Pantry where neighbors can pick up grocery goods donated by other neighbors. The pantry is stocked by all of us, for all of us.

We need volunteers to help keep the pantry in good working condition–sign up here if you can help. No donation is necessary to volunteer.

If you need anything in the pantry, go ahead and take it!

If you’d like to donate to the pantry, you can put donations directly into the pantry at any time. If you can’t make it to the pantry in person, you can order from our Amazon Wishlist–select “Little Free Pantry” as your shipping address and it will be sent to our volunteer who stores extra supplies. (more…)

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