Washington, D.C., marked a grim milestone over the weekend after it recorded 100 homicides by July 10 – the earliest the city has hit that number since 2003. Willie Parker, 45, was the 100th homicide recorded in D.C. after he was found dead of a gunshot wound just before 11 p.m. on Friday. The D.C. Police Union claimed that the average date over the past 10 years by which the city usually hits 100 homicides is Oct. 25. Over the past two years, though, the city has recorded a repeated spikes, Fox 5 DC reported. In 2019 and 2018, the city hit 100 homicides in August, but the city hit the mark on July 12 in 2020, according to WTOP News.

Source: Fox News July 12, 2021 20:37 UTC