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Teen Shot Amid Trump's Crime Crackdown in D.C.

12/30/2025

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Tristan Johnson, a 17-year-old, was shot dead near the D.C. Armory while National Guard troops were deployed under U.S. President Donald Trump's crime crackdown.
Police suggested the suspects may have targeted his jacket.
Trump claimed Washington had not seen a murder in six months, but by December 26 there were 127 recorded murders, including 28 since the federal police takeover.

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Tristan Johnson, a 17-year-old, was shot dead near the D.C. Armory while National Guard troops were deployed under U.S. President Donald Trump's crime crackdown.
Police suggested the suspects may have targeted his jacket.
Trump claimed Washington had not seen a murder in six months, but by December 26 there were 127 recorded murders, including 28 since the federal police takeover.