The below message is from DC’s Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR). Edited 12/29/2022: A community meeting is tentatively scheduled for January 7, 2023, at 12:00 pm at Riggs-LaSalle Rec (501 Riggs Road NE). A community meeting is scheduled for January 3, 2023, at 6:00 pm at Riggs-LaSalle Rec (501 Riggs Road NE).

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From DPR

Dear Community Stakeholders:

The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) would like to provide an update on a critical incident that happened at the Riggs-LaSalle Recreation Center. On Friday December 23, 2022, several individuals shot through the windows of the center and injured two residents who were playing pool. Fortunately, both individuals received non life-threatening injuries and are expected to make a full recovery. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is conducting a thorough investigation into this incident and will provide updates.

In response to this incident, DPR is taking the following immediate steps to address the impact of this incident.

*            DPR will provide trauma counselling for staff, children and partners who are impacted by the incident.

*            The Department of General Services (DGS) is making immediate arrangements to replace the glass and make repairs to any additional damages to the site.

*            DPR will work with the DGS Protective Services Division (PSD) and MPD to provide additional security at the center site.

*            DPR is working with MPD to review all security tape of the incident and requests that individuals with any information about the shooting directly contact MPD.

We would like to thank the community again for the outpouring of support that the center staff received since Friday. DPR takes the safety and security of our residents and employees very seriously and we will continue to work with all of our partners to improve safety at our sites.

Again, thank you for your continuing support. Please feel free to contact me directly via e-mail at Christopher.dyer@dc.gov<mailto:Christopher.dyer@dc.gov> or phone (202) 702-9453 if you have any questions.

Best,

Chris

Christopher Dyer
Community Engagement Manager
Department of Parks and Recreation
1275 1st Street NE
Washington DC 20002
(202) 702-9453 (cell)
dpr.dc.gov