2 children shot overnight in DC in separate incidents 'unacceptable,' police chief says
Two children were shot and injured overnight in Washington, D.C., during two separate incidents, police said, describing both girls as innocent bystanders. Two children were shot and injured overnight in Washington, D.C., during two separate incidents Sunday and Monday, police said, describing both girls as innocent bystanders. The latest string of shootings comes as D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled new legislative efforts aimed at increasing public safety ahead of her testimony to lawmakers during a House Oversight Committee hearing scheduled for Tuesday. A 10-year-old girl was shot in the upper body while driving home with family following Mother's Day celebrations at 9 p.m. on Sunday, police said. The family realized the girl had been shot and drove her to a local firehouse, and then she was taken to a hospital, where she remains in critical condition, police told ABC News. The Metropolitan Police Department said it doesn't believe the family was an intended target and t...