Call Your Mother bagel shop, JCC were refuge during deadly DC shooting
As a deadly shooting unfolded Thursday in Washington, D.C., people fleeing the scene in the Logan Circle neighborhood took refuge in a bagel shop and a local Jewish Community Center. The shooting took place at…
Assessment
When gunfire erupted in a busy D.C. neighborhood, a bagel shop and a JCC became improvised shelters. This tells you something about how ordinary spaces get repurposed in crisis, and how Jewish institutions are woven into the fabric of city life. The suspect is still at large, which means the immediate danger hasn't passed. Watch for updates on the investigation and whether the shooting had any targeted motive.