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smolderingmalt t1_jecg8e5 wrote

I live around the corner and was just about to walk past there and someone ran by yelling active shooter. Saw a ton of cops so I just 180’ed and went home. Can’t find any news/tweets/Nextdoor yet

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Brbrbtrabbit t1_jecgr2e wrote

Explains why all the blue orange silver are delayed and last stop at eastern market only

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Brbrbtrabbit t1_jechvzw wrote

They are announcing shuttle btwn potomac to eastern market at another metro station now

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carlyslayjedsen t1_jecjjxs wrote

Is it just me or does potomac Ave stop always have something going on?

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Content-County-9327 t1_jecl92s wrote

There was this whole guy shouting at a girl for taking up too much space thing on the silver line a few hours ago and it’s barely a blip based on what I’ve seen here on dc metro stories today

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ABC7NewsDC t1_jecm0p3 wrote

Hey there. Do you have any images or video of what happened at the scene?

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surfingwithgators t1_jecnk82 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,508,863)

I live above the Safeway on 14th and thought I was moving into a cute, quiet little neighborhood. Little did I know there would be crazy people stealing and fighting outside on a daily basis and shootings at the metro

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sowavy612 t1_jecqmyo wrote

I really don’t like going to the city anymore

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classroom6 t1_jecti0z wrote

I was at the Roost. One of the security guards indicated he thought there was a shooting. TONS of police cars, but we never saw an ambulance so I’m hopeful no one was hurt.

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guynamedDan t1_jecud7p wrote

Went by the station about 45 min ago, train on what I believe is the south side of track (I'm a tourist so not 💯) was caution taped off. Didnt see anything else, didn't see any cops even, but only looked a little cause my back was to that side.

Scary thing to hear about and be around with my family in tow. Hope everyone is ok!

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rolo-lolo t1_jed56ql wrote

Replying to surfingwithgators (#2,509,458)

It’s a safe neighborhood for the most part, but the spate of violent incidents at and around the station in recent months is definitely concerning. There were several proposals to “activate” the station’s plaza in addition to other improvements. But who knows if these will ever happen.

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quelcris13 t1_jedqym5 wrote

Was on the news, active shooter in Potomac avenue and IIRC one person dead

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ActuaryPersonal2378 t1_jedzqx3 wrote

Holy shit - I was supposed to be there right when that happened but randomly went to eastern market instead. That’s terrifying

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DarknessOverLight12 t1_jee158h wrote

Replying to quelcris13 (#2,519,840)

I'm 29. I lived literally 3 blocks away from this station since I was 7. It's kinda weird because despite alot of the area being "hood" for almost 20 years, it was relatively safe. I never felt in danger walking into that station as a kid. All shootings and robberies tended to happen in the next stop over at RFK stadium. After gentrification happened with all these trendy bars, restaurants, and condos came up, that's when crime skyrocketed in the last 5 years at the station for some odd reason

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quelcris13 t1_jee1aca wrote

Replying to DarknessOverLight12 (#2,522,106)

I mean it makes sense people are going to target the ones going to trendy bars and living in nice apartments cuz they got money. You gonna rob the dude living down the street who is as broke as you or are you going to go after the new ignorant suburbanite who never lived in a big city before?

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quelcris13 t1_jee3qkg wrote

Replying to DarknessOverLight12 (#2,522,533)

When I lived in LA and was in a middle - low class neighborhood I never got fucked with. Then I moved to million dollar home in the suburbs (I rented a guest house and paid cheap rent I am not rich) and my place was broken into yearly while I was living there.

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Lets-Go-Fly-ers t1_jeealf8 wrote

I'm surprised you couldn't piece it together from what you said in the OP. You have some really excellent clues to work with.

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MarkinDC24 t1_jeedv1j wrote

Replying to DarknessOverLight12 (#2,522,106)

I’ve lived in the District for almost 10 years. Before the area gentrified, you are right, it was incredibly safe. I used to go to the (old) Harris Teeter all the time by the metro, and there was never a problem. The blocks around the metro seem incredibly unsafe now.

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202reddit t1_jeehcbn wrote

Replying to MarkinDC24 (#2,525,876)

Pro tip: If you are referencing the time long ago when you used to go to the Harris Teeter in DC, you didn't live here long ago to speak to what it was like before things changed.

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MarkinDC24 t1_jeejmae wrote

Replying to 202reddit (#2,527,049)

Oh. I pass that old (Harris Teeter) grocery store area every other week, since i frequent a newer grocery store a few blocks away. I was trying to convey, I used to walk around the area every other week, and now I wouldn’t after a certain time period. The development has brought a lot and it seems like crime has followed. Even if a new grocery store goes into the old Harris Teeter building, I will pass on getting groceries there after work/in the evening - like I used to do at the old Harris Teeter.

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