Accident or crime scene cordon tape, police line do not cross. (iStock)A man was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon on a street that runs by a playground at Savoy Elementary School in Southeast Washington, according to D.C. police. A D.C. Public Schools spokesman said students were dismissed at 3:15 p.m. through a side or back entrance to avoid the crime scene. It doesn’t appear to be random.”It was the second time in five days that someone was shot near an elementary school in the District while students were present. “The unfortunate part is the proximity to both Savoy and Thurgood Marshall [Public Charter School] down the street.

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2019 20:11 UTC