On Saturday night, Washington, D.C., experienced a troubling surge in violence with three homicides occurring within a span of just six hours. This spike in crime unfolded as former President Donald Trump asserted that his efforts had successfully curbed crime in the capital.

According to officials from the Metropolitan Police Department, the incidents involved the killings of a teenager and two adults, which are currently being treated as homicides. Additionally, another teenager sustained injuries in a separate shooting, though authorities have not yet classified it as a homicide.

This sudden wave of violence is particularly surprising given the recent decline in overall crime rates attributed to Trump’s stringent crime reduction policies in the district.

“We have a very safe city now,” Trump stated last week. “The country is going to be safe. We do it one at a time.”

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The Metropolitan Police Department said officers responded to the first shooting just minutes before 3 p.m. in the 1900 block of C Street SE. They found a 17-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body.

Medics rushed the teen to the hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to MPD. Homicide detectives have since taken over the case.

About four hours later, at around 6:52 p.m., officers reported finding another teen boy who had been shot in the 700 block of Newton Place, Northwest. Police said the teen was found inside a home there, with a gunshot wound to the upper body. Medics tried to save him, but he died at the scene.

Less than two hours later, at around 8:48 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 1400 block of 14th Place, Southeast, where they found a woman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to MPD. Homicide detectives are investigating her death.

Police have not released the names of the victims or information regarding any suspects.

People gather at the Navy Yard metro station to protest the deployment of National Guard troops and federal immigration agents in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 5, 2025. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The incidents Saturday raised the number of homicides in the last week to five, according to The Washington Post. According to MPD data, as of Nov. 10, there were 122 homicides this year in Washington, D.C. In August, the president deployed more than 2,000 troops to combat crime.

U.S. President Donald Trump waits for the arrival of Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese at the White House on October 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Along with the troop deployment, Trump signed an executive order expanding anti-crime measures, including adding additional prosecutors to focus on violent and property crimes, and directing the transportation secretary to inspect and improve D.C.’s transit services.

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