DISTRICT BRIEFING

Thursday, September 18, 2008

POLICE

Md. Man Dies 10 Days After Being Found With Head Trauma

A 37-year-old man who was found with severe head trauma on a street in the Shaw area Sept. 7 died yesterday at Howard University Hospital, D.C. police said.

Police found Tony R. Hunter, of the 8800 block of Creek Way Drive in Clinton, in the 1300 block of Eighth Street NW about 11:30 p.m. after a report about an unconscious person in the area.

The city's medical examiner will perform an autopsy, authorities said.

-- Elissa Silverman

EMT HURT

Firehouse 'Roughhousing' Results In EMT's Cut Hand, Official Says

A D.C. emergency medical technician was accidentally cut on the hand by a city firefighter in an incident officials described as "roughhousing" Tuesday night at a Georgetown firehouse.

The EMT was taken to Georgetown University Hospital, where he received stitches in his hand. The firefighter was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation of the matter, said department spokesman Alan Etter in an e-mail.

"While this was an accident, we believe the kind of behavior that was described is inappropriate and unsafe in a professional environment," Etter said.

-- Elissa Silverman

COURTS

Judicial Commission Seeks Nominations for Judgeship

The Judicial Nomination Commission is seeking recommendations to fill a D.C. Superior Court judge's position because of the upcoming retirement of Judge Rufus G. King III, 66, on Sept 30.

Applicants must be D.C. residents and active members of the D.C. Bar. Applicants should contact the commission chairman, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, at 515 Fifth St. NW, Suite 235, Washington, D.C., 20001, or through the commission's Web site at http://jnc.dc.gov. Applications must be received by Oct. 10.

-- Keith L. Alexander

HOMELESS HOUSING

Ground Is Broken For Apartment Building

D.C. officials attended a groundbreaking for the Dunbar Apartments, which will provide permanent housing for 17 homeless women when the facility opens in 2009.

Open Arms Housing purchased a crumbling apartment building in the unit block of O Street NW in 2001 with almost $2 million in grants and loans.

The funds came from the District government and almost two dozen organizations.

-- Hamil R. Harris