LinkLinks DCist: After Hundreds Of Shootings Near Schools, Mayor Expands Safe School Passage Initiative By Editor On Aug 23, 2019 Last updated Aug 23, 2019 21 Share In the 2016-2017 school year, there were 177 shootings within 1,000 feet of a school in D.C., according to research by Guns & America (which is owned by DCist’s parent company WAMU). Eighty-four schools saw a shooting near their campus that year. And five of those schools—most of them elementary schools—saw 10 or more shootings near their campus. 21 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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