LinkLinksOpinion Washington Post Editorial Board: A 14-year-old was fatally shot in D.C. For what? By Editor On Nov 24, 2018 35 Share “FOR WHAT? For five dollars? For 25 cents? For a bag of chips?” So asked the mother of 14-year-old Steve Slaughter , who was fatally shot in January during a bungled street mugging in Southeast Washington. He was the District’s fifth homicide victim in what has turned out to be a particularly deadly year, and his mother’s anguished question — “For what?” — bears repeating as the District confronts the pernicious gun violence that afflicts cities throughout the United States. HomicidesPublic safety 35 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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