What percent of homicides and gun violence (nonfatal shootings) in Washington D.C. are committed by blacks?

Serious question.

It’s probably close to 99 percent, with a margin of error of 1%.

Conspiracy theorists can engage in wild ideas all they want, but Ockham’s Razor helps us understand the murderer of Seth Rich was probably just a black criminal (as are virtually every murderer in the city).

But as the latest murder victim in Washington D.C. is eulogized by the Washington Post, one is left with the clear picture white people are being blamed for black gun violence. [The death of a man training to be a violence interrupter should spur D.C. to action, Washington Post, November 30, 2019]:

CLARENCE VENABLE, a 40-year-old with young children, was shot to death Nov. 22 in Southeast Washington, becoming the city’s 152nd homicide this year. His murder got more attention than is usual in a city that sadly has become too calloused about the killing of black men. Mr. Venable had been training to be a violence interrupter, so it was a cruel irony that someone who had wanted to combat gun violence instead became its victim. Some saw that as a reason for hopelessness. Instead, Mr. Venable’s death should be a spur to the District — both its elected officials and members of the community — to double down on efforts to combat violence.