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Shooting near Capital One Arena injures bus driver

By Ivy Lyons

A Metro bus driver was hurt during a shooting Sunday night near Capital One Arena, according to a Metro spokesperson. The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. Sunday — 30 minutes into a Wizards game at the arena — near the intersection of 7th and H street N.W. The bus driver wasn’t hit by a bullet, but they were injured by broken glass. Paramedics treated the driver at the scene, the Metro spokesperson said. WTOP was unable to confirm any other injuries from gunfire in the proximity of the arena. D.C. police were contacted for comment but did not respond ahead of publication. An announcement alerted fans to “police activity” near the arena as well.

Officials say that investigations into the shooting are ongoing. WTOP’s Juan Herrera and Lauren Hamilton contributed to this report.

Beyond Chinatown: Researching Asian American and Pacific Islander spaces in DC

By Abigail Constantino
The paifang outside the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station, officially called Friendship Archway, is the most prominent symbol of the Asian American presence in D.C. But a lot of other, more hidden places had a historical significance to Chinese and Koreans in the District, and a research project is underway to mark them. It’s called a historic context statement, and it hopes to provide a framework for evaluating sites for their importance to the story of Asian Americans in D.C. It's the first-ever historic context statement on Asian Americans in the District, and also the first major study that’s been done on Asian Americans within historic preservation in D.C., said Sojin Kim, a senior consultant of the project, who also serves on the board of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation.
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