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==Death and aftermath== |
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Rich was shot about a block from his home in the [[Bloomingdale (Washington, D.C.)|Bloomingdale]] neighborhood of Washington, D.C.<ref name="newsweek">{{cite web|last=Stein|first=Jeff|title=Seth Rich: Inside the Killing of the DNC Staffer|url=http://www.newsweek.com/seth-rich-murder-dnc-hack-julian-assange-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-492084|work=[[Newsweek]]|date=August 20, 2016}}</ref><ref name="abcgo"/><ref>(August 5, 2016). [http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Seth-Rich-Murder-Investigation-389218672.html Mother, Police Seeking Tips on Killing of DNC Staffer Seth Rich.] ''NBC Washington.'' Retrieved: August 22, 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mother, Police Seeking Tips on Killing of DNC Staffer Seth Rich |url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Seth-Rich-Murder-Investigation-389218672.html|website=[[WRC-TV|NBC Washington]]|date=August 5, 2016}}</ref><ref name=DN>Shrier, Adam. [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/washington-dnc-staffer-seth-conrad-rich-shot-killed-article-1.2707538 "Democratic National Committee staffer killed in Washington, D.C. shooting"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'' (July 11, 2016).</ref> Police were alerted to gunfire at 4:20 am by an automated [[gunfire locator]] called ShotSpotter.<ref name=DN /><ref name=shotspotter>{{cite web |last1=Hermann |first1=Peter |last2=Williams |first2=Clarence |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-identify-man-fatally-shot-in-bloomingdale/2016/07/11/4236fd1a-4754-11e6-90a8-fb84201e0645_story.html |title=Slain Democratic National Committee staffer 'wanted to make a difference' |work=Washington Post |date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> Rich was found conscious but later died in the hospital.<ref name="abcgo">Khan, Mariam. [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dnc-employee-shot-dead-dc-weekend/story?id=40498551 DNC Employee Shot Dead in DC Over the Weekend], ''[[ABC News]]'' (11 July 2016).</ref> Police stated that he may have been killed in an attempted robbery but that his belongings were not taken.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/10/wikileaks-offers-20000-reward-over-murder-of-democrat-staffer-se/</ref><ref name=DT/> According to police, the neighborhood had recently been 'plagued' by robberies.<ref>Stein, Jeff (August 20, 2016). [http://europe.newsweek.com/seth-rich-murder-dnc-hack-julian-assange-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-492084?rm=eu Seth Rich: Inside the Killing of the DNC Staffer.] ''Newsweek.'' Retrieved: August 21, 2016.</ref> The [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia|Metropolitan Police Department]] posted its customary reward of $25,000 for information about the death.<ref name=Joseph /><ref name=WaPo10Aug16>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/wikileaks-offers-reward-in-killing-of-dnc-staffer-in-washington/2016/08/09/f84fcbf4-5e5b-11e6-8e45-477372e89d78_story.html "WikiLeaks offers reward for help finding DNC staffer's killer"], ''[[Washington Post]]'' (10 August 2016).</ref> |
Rich was shot about a block from his home in the [[Bloomingdale (Washington, D.C.)|Bloomingdale]] neighborhood of Washington, D.C.<ref name="newsweek">{{cite web|last=Stein|first=Jeff|title=Seth Rich: Inside the Killing of the DNC Staffer|url=http://www.newsweek.com/seth-rich-murder-dnc-hack-julian-assange-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-492084|work=[[Newsweek]]|date=August 20, 2016}}</ref><ref name="abcgo"/><ref>(August 5, 2016). [http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Seth-Rich-Murder-Investigation-389218672.html Mother, Police Seeking Tips on Killing of DNC Staffer Seth Rich.] ''NBC Washington.'' Retrieved: August 22, 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mother, Police Seeking Tips on Killing of DNC Staffer Seth Rich |url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Seth-Rich-Murder-Investigation-389218672.html|website=[[WRC-TV|NBC Washington]]|date=August 5, 2016}}</ref><ref name=DN>Shrier, Adam. [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/washington-dnc-staffer-seth-conrad-rich-shot-killed-article-1.2707538 "Democratic National Committee staffer killed in Washington, D.C. shooting"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'' (July 11, 2016).</ref> Police were alerted to gunfire at 4:20 am by an automated [[gunfire locator]] called ShotSpotter.<ref name=DN /><ref name=shotspotter>{{cite web |last1=Hermann |first1=Peter |last2=Williams |first2=Clarence |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-identify-man-fatally-shot-in-bloomingdale/2016/07/11/4236fd1a-4754-11e6-90a8-fb84201e0645_story.html |title=Slain Democratic National Committee staffer 'wanted to make a difference' |work=Washington Post |date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> Rich was found conscious but later died in the hospital.<ref name="abcgo">Khan, Mariam. [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dnc-employee-shot-dead-dc-weekend/story?id=40498551 DNC Employee Shot Dead in DC Over the Weekend], ''[[ABC News]]'' (11 July 2016).</ref> Police stated that he may have been killed in an attempted robbery but that his belongings were not taken.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/10/wikileaks-offers-20000-reward-over-murder-of-democrat-staffer-se/</ref><ref name=DT/> According to police, the neighborhood had recently been 'plagued' by robberies.<ref>Stein, Jeff (August 20, 2016). [http://europe.newsweek.com/seth-rich-murder-dnc-hack-julian-assange-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-492084?rm=eu Seth Rich: Inside the Killing of the DNC Staffer.] ''Newsweek.'' Retrieved: August 21, 2016.</ref> The [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia|Metropolitan Police Department]] posted its customary reward of $25,000 for information about the death.<ref name=Joseph /><ref name=WaPo10Aug16>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/wikileaks-offers-reward-in-killing-of-dnc-staffer-in-washington/2016/08/09/f84fcbf4-5e5b-11e6-8e45-477372e89d78_story.html "WikiLeaks offers reward for help finding DNC staffer's killer"], ''[[Washington Post]]'' (10 August 2016).</ref> |
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DNC Chair [[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]] issued a statement mourning the loss and praising Rich's work "to protect the most sacred right we share as Americans — the right to vote."<ref name=shotspotter /> [[Hillary Clinton]] spoke of this fatality during a speech advocating [[gun control|limiting the availability of guns]].<ref name=Joseph /><ref name=Clinton /> |
DNC Chair [[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]] issued a statement mourning the loss and praising Rich's work "to protect the most sacred right we share as Americans — the right to vote."<ref name=shotspotter /> [[Hillary Clinton]] spoke of this fatality during a speech advocating [[gun control|limiting the availability of guns]].<ref name=Joseph /><ref name=Clinton /> |
Revision as of 20:42, 10 September 2016
Seth C. Rich was fatally shot on July 10, 2016 in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington, D.C. He was a 27-year-old employee of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).[1][2]
Early life, education, and employment
Rich was a native of Omaha, Nebraska and a 2011 graduate of Creighton University, where he majored in history and political science.[3][1][4]
At the time of his death Rich was the Voter Expansion Data Director at the DNC, where he had been employed for two years and had helped develop a computer application that voters can use to locate polling stations.[5][6][2][3][7]
Death and aftermath
Rich was shot about a block from his home in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington, D.C.[8][9][10][11][12] Police were alerted to gunfire at 4:20 am by an automated gunfire locator called ShotSpotter.[12][13] Rich was found conscious but later died in the hospital.[9] Police stated that he may have been killed in an attempted robbery but that his belongings were not taken.[14][7] According to police, the neighborhood had recently been 'plagued' by robberies.[15] The Metropolitan Police Department posted its customary reward of $25,000 for information about the death.[2][16]
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz issued a statement mourning the loss and praising Rich's work "to protect the most sacred right we share as Americans — the right to vote."[13] Hillary Clinton spoke of this fatality during a speech advocating limiting the availability of guns.[2][4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Morton, Joseph. "D.C. police, family of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich urge anyone with information about murder to come forward", Omaha World-Herald (August 4, 2016; Updated August 10, 2016).
- ^ a b c d Morton, Joseph. "WikiLeaks offers $20,000 reward for help finding Omaha native Seth Rich's killer", Omaha World-Herald (August 10, 2016; Updated August 11, 2016): "Rich had worked for the DNC for two years and helped develop a computer program to make it easier for people to find polling places on Election Day."
- ^ a b "Rich, Seth C." Omaha World-Herald. July 13, 2016.
- ^ a b Hermann, Peter (July 12, 2016). "Hillary Clinton invokes name of slain DNC aide Seth Rich in calling for gun control". Washington Post.
- ^ (August 11, 2016). DNC Employee Fatally Shot in DC. WUSA. Retrieved: September 2, 2016.
- ^ Rojas, Warren (July 11, 2016). "DNC Staffer Killed in DC". Roll Call.
- ^ a b Allen, Nick (10 August 2016). "WikiLeaks offers $20,000 reward over murder of Democrat staffer Seth Rich". The Daily Telegraph.: "appeared to be an attempted robbery near his home in a suburb of the US capital on July 10, but his belongings were not taken."
- ^ Stein, Jeff (August 20, 2016). "Seth Rich: Inside the Killing of the DNC Staffer". Newsweek.
- ^ a b Khan, Mariam. DNC Employee Shot Dead in DC Over the Weekend, ABC News (11 July 2016).
- ^ (August 5, 2016). Mother, Police Seeking Tips on Killing of DNC Staffer Seth Rich. NBC Washington. Retrieved: August 22, 2016.
- ^ "Mother, Police Seeking Tips on Killing of DNC Staffer Seth Rich". NBC Washington. August 5, 2016.
- ^ a b Shrier, Adam. "Democratic National Committee staffer killed in Washington, D.C. shooting", New York Daily News (July 11, 2016).
- ^ a b Hermann, Peter; Williams, Clarence (July 11, 2016). "Slain Democratic National Committee staffer 'wanted to make a difference'". Washington Post.
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/10/wikileaks-offers-20000-reward-over-murder-of-democrat-staffer-se/
- ^ Stein, Jeff (August 20, 2016). Seth Rich: Inside the Killing of the DNC Staffer. Newsweek. Retrieved: August 21, 2016.
- ^ "WikiLeaks offers reward for help finding DNC staffer's killer", Washington Post (10 August 2016).
Further reading
- Abraham, Rabbi Steven (July 22, 2016). "In Memoriam: Seth Conrad Rich". The Jewish Press. Eulogy given by Rabbi Steven Abraham of Beth El Synagogue at the service on July 13, 2016.
- Harris, Chris (July 13, 2016). "Friends of Slain DNC Staffer Seth Rich Remember Him as 'Honest' and 'Self-Sacrificing'". People.