A man robbed at gunpoint on the streets of Washington, D.C., told House lawmakers the individual responsible for the crime was released shortly after and committed additional robberies.
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Three victims of crime in Washington, D.C., testified before Congress on Thursday about their dissatisfaction with their attackers' sentences, underscoring concerns about the uptick in violent crime rates in recent years in the nation's capital.
Victims of crime in the District spoke before Republican leaders on Capitol Hill Thursday, telling the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance of their stories and concerns about the increase of crime in the city.