“We know that we must think and must act differently,” the mayor said at a news conference. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
An executive order by the mayor created the Gun Violence Prevention Emergency Operations Center, in Anacostia. The larger gun violence prevention program is called Building Blocks DC.
The initial focus will be on 151 blocks of the District, primarily in Ward 7 and Ward 8. These blocks make up 2% of all blocks in D.C. but account for 41% of violent offenses in which gunshots are fired, the city’s presentation said. A map of the blocks was not immediately released.
From the Mayor's Office: "Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the launch of the Gun Violence Prevention Emergency Operations Center (EOC), as part of a new