Dem mayor boasts about violent crime going 'down' for a week, lashes out at media for not covering

A Democratic politician connected Monday demanded much affirmative media sum of crime successful Washington, D.C., claiming location was much than a week of unit being "down" contempt a play of shootings and stabbings.

Mayor Muriel Bowser connected Monday was pressed by a newsman during a property convention connected really her agency balances nan messaging of calling connected residents to spell retired successful D.C. while besides informing astir violence, prompting her to lash retired astatine nan media. 

"You didn't study that we had for illustration complete a week wherever unit was down, homicide didn’t happen," Bowser told reporters. "I cognize you didn't study that, but it's OK. I'll show you."

Social media users blasted nan Democratic mayor's remark astir convulsive crime being down for a azygous week arsenic crime continues to plague nan city.

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks astatine a property convention aft testifying for hours earlier nan D.C. City Council, outlining nan fiscal twelvemonth 2025 fund successful Washington, D.C., April 3, 2024. (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post)

"Not judge what Bowser is talking astir here. There were aggregate homicides successful nan District conscionable past week," a Punchbowl News elder producer posted connected X.

"A week pinch nary homicides? Hope personification is organizing a parade," an American Action Forum (AAF) staffer posted connected X.

"Completely clueless. Imagine trying to get sarcastic while bragging astir ONE week without a homicide. Congrats," a D.C. banking executive posted connected X.

"This woman is Grade A crazy. People are shooting up clubs connected random weekends and she’s talking astir 1 week of nary homicides," different X personification wrote responding to nan clip.

"This is specified an unserious reply from Mayor Bowser connected arguably nan biggest rumor successful D.C.," different wrote.

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Bowser's declare comes conscionable days aft she revealed she would not beryllium meeting pinch a D.C. begetter who has reportedly been demanding a gathering pinch officials aft losing 3 of his sons to convulsive crime successful nan city.

Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Chief Stuart Emerman attack a property convention aft aggregate group were injured successful a shooting adjacent nan Edmund Burke School successful Washington, D.C., April 22, 2022. (Bryan Dozier)

The man's 3 sons were Avion Evans, who was changeable and killed astatine D.C.'s Brookland Metro position April 4; his brother, Johnny Evans III, who was stabbed to decease astatine D.C.'s Deanwood Metro; and John Coleman, who was reportedly changeable to decease past May.

Homicides are down successful nan metropolis compared to nan aforesaid clip past twelvemonth but stay precocious pinch 56 individuals being victims of homicide since nan opening of 2024, according to D.C. crime data.

Days earlier Bowser's remark regarding crime, a shooting erupted extracurricular a celebrated nightclub successful Washington, D.C., Friday night. Six people, including a female celebrating her bachelorette party, were changeable successful nan 1200 artifact of Connecticut Ave Northwest and 18th Street Northwest.

Shelves pinch circumstantial products that thin to beryllium shoplifted are stocked pinch nan bare minimum. Giant Foods is making changes to its stores to reside organized unit crime successful Washington, D.C. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)

"I will ne'er return to nan streets of D.C.," Katie, nan mother of 3 and bride-to-be who was shot, told Fox5 aft nan incident. "I was doing thing incorrect successful what was expected to beryllium nan safest spot successful D.C., and I sewage shot."

Earlier that evening, a male teen was many times stabbed successful nan nutrient tribunal astatine Union Station, a engaged recreation hub for Amtrak. There were besides shootings Tuesday evening and Wednesday day successful D.C., including a homicide Tuesday night.

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Fox News Digital asked Bowser if she had immoderate further comments aft convulsive crime spiked again aft reportedly being down for a week but received nary consequence astatine nan clip of this publication.