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DC Police are investigating a fatal shooting of a man on a bike in northeast. Officials [said] a man was shot in the street while riding a bicycle in the 1500 block of Benning Road around 9:30 Monday night.
Police responded to the incident after receiving calls from witnesses and found the man lying in the street. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Right now police have little information on suspects or motive in the shooting.
I bike through this intersection twice a day. That is disconcerting.
Update: More here
A 19-year-old man was shot to death Monday night on Benning Road in Northeast Washington, police said.
Sarahd Taylor was found about 9:40 p.m. in the 1500 block of Benning Road, shot multiple times in the face and body, said D.C. police Lt. Van Crawford. He was taken to Washington Hospital Center and pronounced dead at 10:20 p.m
Update: And more
No information about possible suspects or motives was released.
Police asked anyone with information about the shooting to call detectives at (202) 727-9099 or 1-888-919-CRIME (1-888-919-2746). Police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to an arrest and conviction in the slaying.
Anonymous information can be forwarded to D.C. Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS and to the department's text tip line by text messaging 50411, police said. If such information leads to an arrest and indictment, that caller will be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
Police said the fact that Taylor was bicycling in the flight path of the discharged bullets, rather than travelling in an automobile, was considered a major contributor in the shooting. They said they were exploring other factors.
The shooter told investigators he had exercised all firearms safety procedures, authorities said.
Posted by: darren | October 06, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Maybe he wasn't riding on the shoulder like supposedly he should've been. The police will cite that as contributory negligence and not cite the shooter. Oh wait, this isn't Maryland.
Posted by: Jack | October 06, 2009 at 10:50 AM
That sarcasm of the two top posters is just so poignant.
Terrible. Multiple shots in the face and boddy. That doesn't seem like a stray bullet hit him.
Let's see whether they are connecting this to gang violence.
Posted by: Eric_W. | October 06, 2009 at 11:18 AM
Gang violence? Perhaps he rode in a critical mass ride. Yes, its another scofflaw cyclist.
/end sarcasm/ I do feel sorry for this cyclist. I wonder if there is any nexus to him biking, or is the fact that he was on a bike irrelevant to the crime.
Posted by: SJE | October 06, 2009 at 11:36 AM
I wonder if there is any nexus to him biking, or is the fact that he was on a bike irrelevant to the crime.I wonder about that too. My guess now is it is unrelated, simply because it would have to be a very odd circumstance (road rage or bikejacking?) to be related.
Posted by: Washcycle | October 06, 2009 at 11:38 AM
Do you think that road rage is that unusual?
Posted by: SJE | October 06, 2009 at 12:30 PM
Road rage unusual? No. Road rage that leads to someone shooting someone else unusual? Yes. Usually, as Richard Layman pointed out when he sent me this link, people kill people they know.
Posted by: Washcycle | October 06, 2009 at 01:02 PM
They need a criminal fort over there.
Posted by: Micah | October 06, 2009 at 01:22 PM
Mr Taylor was a great young man who had a wonderful future. May he rest in peace and may they soon find who committed this terrible crime. He will be truly missed.
Posted by: BabiBlu | October 06, 2009 at 05:38 PM
Another dude (see the Salsbury bike fataltiy) who was on a bike because of traffic court issues...see docket 2009 CTF 021008 busted for driving with no license in an unregistered vehicle on 9/29
Posted by: think a little | October 06, 2009 at 09:14 PM