FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 12, 2026
CONTACT: media@freedcproject.org
Washington, DC — Earlier today, an individual with a gun shot multiple people in the Logan Circle neighborhood of DC.
In response, Free DC issued the following statement:
“We are praying for a swift and safe resolution to the unfolding security incident in DC’s Logan Circle neighborhood this morning. DC’s first responders and emergency personnel are still currently on the scene.
“For people across the country who might not understand: Armed National Guard soldiers are already on every corner of the neighborhood where this incident is taking place. Their presence did not prevent this, and more armed soldiers would almost certainly not have yielded a different outcome.
“Instead, this is more evidence that Trump’s ‘DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force’ is not working. It should be dismantled in favor of proven gun violence interventions supported by the public health community.
“Gun violence is a national issue. There have been 479 mass shootings in the U.S. this year alone. Rather than working to solve it, Trump has renewed licenses for more than 240 gun dealers that were terminated for violations. He has refused to enforce laws like the bans on machine gun conversion devices, and has redirected agencies that are normally responsible for controlling illegal guns.
“Trump also has a history of exploiting incidents of gun violence as pretext to further intensify the militarized occupation of DC communities. This is not what DC residents want. We know his federal occupation forces are here to protect the regime, not people.
“Trump is losing popularity at breakneck speed and he is desperate to stay in power. Intensifying his militarized occupation of the capital city — ahead of a huge transfer of power — would be a clear way to do that.
“We call on national leaders to oppose any escalation of federal military forces in DC. Such a move would be a threat to the safety of people here, our national democracy, and the peaceful transfer of power scheduled to take place here in January.
“In the meantime we extend care and solidarity to the people impacted by today’s incident, our neighbors in the Logan Circle neighborhood, and the DC leaders who are leading the emergency response.”
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