Editor’s Note: The market in loosies and other illicit tobacco leads to violence.
From: HillNow.com
Crime Roundup: Man Shot After Argument in Northeast Capitol Hill Saturday Night
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The shooting happened near the intersection of 17th and D streets NE just before 6:40 p.m. Saturday, according to a police alert.
Police said the two men were arguing over the sale of untaxed cigarettes and began to fight. One of the men tried to escape and heard four or five gunshots as he walked toward 16th St. NE. The man who fled was struck once in the shooting and hospitalized.
