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Eugene

(61,848 posts)
Mon Jul 11, 2016, 05:02 PM Jul 2016

DNC Employee Shot Dead in DC Over the Weekend

Source: ABC News

DNC Employee Shot Dead in DC Over the Weekend

By MARIAM KHAN - Jul 11, 2016, 3:03 PM ET

A Democratic National Committee employee was shot dead over the weekend about a block from his home, officials said today.

Seth Rich worked as the voter expansion data director at the DNC for more than two years. The attack occurred Sunday at about 4:20 a.m. on a residential street in the Bloomingdale neighborhood in northwestern Washington, D.C. His death was the District of Columbia’s 68th homicide of 2016.

He was shot several times and was struck at least once in the back, acting Capt. Anthony Haythe of the Metropolitan Police Department’s homicide unit said Monday morning at a news conference.

Police said they heard gunshots while patrolling the area. Rich, who was 27 years old, was found conscious and breathing at the scene. But a little more than an hour later, he succumbed to his injuries at an area hospital, according to officials.

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DNC Employee Shot Dead in DC Over the Weekend (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2016 OP
Seth Rich Botany Jul 2016 #1
4:30 in the morning? yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #2
May have been running or exercising. NutmegYankee Jul 2016 #3
DC is a very early town AnnieBW Jul 2016 #4
I hadn't heard that good point. yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #5
Rest in Peace. Eleanors38 Jul 2016 #6
Assassinated possibly? Abouttime Jul 2016 #7
Yes, I'm sure that's it SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2016 #8
Occam's Razor would suggest a simpler explanations. NT 1939 Jul 2016 #10
Knew too much larkrake Jul 2016 #9
please expound upon your theory nt geek tragedy Jul 2016 #11
So now it's open season on Democrats?? harrose Jul 2016 #12
 

Abouttime

(675 posts)
7. Assassinated possibly?
Mon Jul 11, 2016, 06:20 PM
Jul 2016

Voter expansion director? This could have been a hit by the tea partiers or trump supporters.
I would not put it past trump to start killing certain critical staffers in the opposition.
I hope Obama and Loretta Lynch have the FBI and DOJ thoroughly investigate this senseless murder.

harrose

(380 posts)
12. So now it's open season on Democrats??
Mon Jul 11, 2016, 09:58 PM
Jul 2016

We need to take back this country and make sure the Rethugs never, ever, ever get into power again at any level -- from dogcatcher on up.

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