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About the Shooting
[As evening crept over the O Street Market on March 31st, 1994, tragedy struck at approximately 7 p.m. As a light rain came down over the city, the sound of gunshots could be heard coming from inside the O Street Market. Soon these gunshots moved outside, and as quickly as it had begun, the shooting was over, leaving only the sound of the terrified screams of bystanders piercing the night. The attack proved to be fatal for 15-year-old Duwan A’Vant, who died from a bullet wound. Eight other people were shot, of which included a toddler, two security guards from the FBI headquarters, and two elderly women. ] Source: Symbol of Violence

[Following a police investigation, two men were tried and convicted of the O Street shootings. 18 year old Kevin A. McCrimmon and 23 year old William H. Napper, Jr. were found guilty in a three week trial in D.C. Superior Court. During this trial, all eight surviving members of the attack testified against the men, stating that four men fired over 30 gunshots into a crowd at the market and then into the bordering Shaw neighborhood. Prosecutors in the case claimed that McCrimmon ordered the attack as retaliation to being shot in the stomach and robbed of over $2,000 cash and a car. The young man killed in the shooting, Duwan A’Vant was arrested in the stolen car a few weeks before the market shooting. Although McCrimmon was not present in the shooting, prosecutors claim that he provided guns to Napper, who in turn formed a team to carry out the attack. As payment, prosecutors say McCrimmon had promised Napper he would avenge the death of his 18-year-old brother, Tremayne Williams, who was killed a month prior. Both McCrimmon and Napper were convicted of conspiracy, second-degree murder, and assault with intent to kill, in addition to other charges. ] Source: ProQuest: 2 Guilty of Setting up Shooting

[Due to the crowded nature of the market, there were many eyewitness accounts of the shooting itself. One account comes from Robert Johnson, an employee at a store inside of the market. Johnson recalls that his boss had just told him to begin sweeping up, so Johnson made his way out towards the market, but before he could make it to the door, it flung inwards towards him, and numbers of screaming, terrified individuals stampeded through. Of the chaos, Johnson said, “I’ve never seen anything like it. It was just another day, nothing unusual. Then there were just bodies falling everywhere.” Other store owners shared similar horrific experiences to that of Johnson’s. "The first time, I thought it was a toy gun, but somebody fell down on the floor, then I thought, `It's a real gun.' Somebody said, `Help me. Help me,” Jae Lee, owner of Lee Jewelry, recounted. According to a fellow merchant, Hae-In Jung, “[the assailants] came in through the back door, and they just came out shooting. Everybody ran into the produce stand to get away. ... An old woman who was buying candy ... about five minutes later, the woman was sitting in a pool of blood." ] Source: ProQuest: Eyewitness Accounts [James Simmons, outside of the market for a smoke break, heard people yelling, “Little Duwan got shot! Duwan is shot!” Simmons remembers that “one guy came out, ran over to the church and collapsed. Everybody was running.” ] Source: Symbol of Violence

Rebuilding Process
[For almost two decades after the shooting, the O Street Market fell into disrepair. The market itself became a symbol of urban decay and dysfunction, and a once proud and historic building was heavily vandalized and deserted. In 2001, developers began thinking of how to rebuild the shell of what was once a historical landmark, but knew that they had to wait for the right moment. This moment came in 2013, when the “restored roof of the O Street Market from the top of the new City Market at O, a 645-unit apartment complex with a 182-room hotel and 86,000 square feet of retail,” were unveiled. ] Source: Symbol of Violence — Preceding unsigned comment added by MikeMc95 (talk • contribs) 04:13, 8 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Some of the language here in not neutral in tone. Check out WP:TONE for guidance. KatieBU (talk) 23:29, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

Possible sources

 * National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, by Eve Barsoum, National Park Service, March 11, 1995


 * "Teen Accused of Ordering O Street Market Shooting", by Linda Wheeler, The Washington Post, September 27, 1994


 * "Roof Collapses on NW Market Building", by David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post, February 19, 2003


 * "O Street Market decision unpopular in Shaw", by Michael Niebauer, Washington Examiner, November 23, 2007


 * "Plans to Redevelop O Street Market Are Met With Cautious Optimism", by Michael Birnbaum, The Washington Post, July 4, 2008


 * "D.C., Community Break Ground on O Street Market Development", by Dorothy Rowley, The Washington Afro American, September 4, 2010


 * "Obama Administration Announces Selection of 14 Infrastructure Projects to be Expedited Through Permitting and Environmental Review Process", White House Office of the Press Secretary, October 11, 2011


 * "Breaking Ground at Historic O Street Market", WRC-TV, November 18, 2011


 * "Diving-Board Apartments and Dog-Grooming Stations: A Virtual Tour of CityMarket at O", by Aaron Weiner, Washington City Paper, August 8, 2013


 * "O Street Market: Symbol of violence becomes a marker for D.C.'s resurgence", by Marc Fisher, The Washington Post, November 19, 2013


 * "Sip while you shop at blinged-out Giant at O Street Market, opening Thursday", by Rebecca Cooper, Washington Business Journal, November 21, 2013


 * "ULI Washington Congratulates O Street Market Global Awards for Excellence Winner", Urban Land Institute, October 13, 2015


 * "O Street Market, African American Heritage Trail", Cultural Tourism DC


 * Clark Construction


 * Roadside Development


 * LoC photos

APK whisper in my ear  22:17, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

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