Residents alarmed after teen violence erupts in Washington, DC neighborhood

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Authorities arrested eight juveniles stemming from various Washington, D.C., is grappling with how to handle teenage violence hitting the city and whether to extend curfews that have been put in place in an attempt to control the problem. WUSA reported Monday that residents in Southwest D.C. are worried following multiple fights that broke out outside a weekend youth event Saturday night near the King Greenleaf Recreation Center. The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation held an event Saturday for teens "to provide teens with a safe, supervised environment," WUSA reported. TEEN MOBS SWARM DOWNTOWN IN CHAOTIC TAKEOVER—FIGHTS ERUPT, CARS TARGETED BEFORE CURFEW CRACKDOWN HITS District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the oversight of the District of Columbia, on Capitol Hill