Overview

• Kyra Phillips said she was jumped by a half-dressed homeless man two blocks from the ABC News bureau and fought back despite not seeing a weapon.
• She described two shootings and a death in the past six months near the studio and noted a coworker’s car was stolen a block away.
• MPD data show a 26% year-to-date drop in violent crime and a 7% decline overall, but a probe into Commander Michael Pulliam’s alleged data manipulation has raised credibility concerns.
• President Trump declared a public safety emergency in Washington, deployed the National Guard and assigned Attorney General Pam Bondi to oversee the Metropolitan Police Department.
• Right-leaning outlets have amplified Phillips’ on-air narrative to argue that official statistics understate the everyday dangers Washington residents face.