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Memorandum November 18, 2022

To:
17吃瓜在线 Community
From:
Phillip Morse, Assistant Vice President, University Police and Emergency Management
Subject:
Update Regarding Incident Near Jackson Reed High School

This afternoon, DC Metropolitan Police (MPD) reported shots fired in the street outside of Jackson Reed High School in northwest DC. The location is a little more than 1 mile from 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 main campus.

17吃瓜在线PD works closely with MPD and monitors their alerts and radio updates. When MPD reported the incident, 17吃瓜在线PD activated relevant university emergency protocols to support the safety of the 17吃瓜在线 community.

Safety measures included multiple 17吃瓜在线 Alerts to the community (via text, email, social media, and university computers) to avoid the area and the lockdown of the Washington College of Law (WCL) campus and the Frequency, an off-campus residential building. 17吃瓜在线 shuttles to the Tenleytown metro station, which is in the vicinity of the high school, were paused until the situation was resolved. They have now resumed regular service.

After a thorough search of the area, MPD indicated that the shots were exchanged between two vehicles in the street and there is no active threat. There were no injuries reported at the scene and the lockdown has been lifted. There is no indication of any threat to the 17吃瓜在线 community.

Out of an abundance of caution, 17吃瓜在线PD is increasing presence around WCL, the Frequency, and the Tenleytown metro station area, throughout the evening and the weekend.

As a reminder, please make sure your 17吃瓜在线 Alerts information is up to date so you receive emergency communications.

We will continue to update the community as needed.