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Trump Federalizes D.C. Police, City Records 100th Homicide Hours Later

Section 740 activated joint patrols across the city, resulting in 23 arrests with weapons seizures.

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Federal agents patrol the streets of the US capital Washington after President Donald Trump announced a takeover of the city's police force
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Overview

  • President Trump invoked Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act on Aug. 11 to place the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and deployed about 850 federal agents and 800 National Guard members.
  • The White House reported that initial operations produced 23 arrests and multiple weapons seizures during the first night of coordinated patrols.
  • Roughly nine hours after the takeover announcement, 33-year-old Tymark Wells was shot and killed in Logan Circle, marking the city’s 100th homicide of the year.
  • MPD homicide detectives are investigating the Logan Circle killing, no arrests have been announced, and the department is offering up to $25,000 for information leading to a conviction.
  • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the City Council denounced the federal intervention as an intrusion on local authority while the D.C. Police Union and federal officials defended the move as necessary to address violent crime.