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Shooting close to home: reporter’s view of a grim reality in the US capital

We were weeks into a three-month assignment reporting from the SCMP bureau in Washington when we heard a shooting just around the corner from our apartment building. From our flat, we often hear trucks going past and loud noise from the ventilation system several storeys below. But as we got ready for work at 8am on Thursday we heard something unusual – “bang, bang, bang”. It was gunfire, and it…

Shooting close to home: reporter’s view of a grim reality in the US capital

We haven't written up this one. Reuters Business via SCMP has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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