The Nation - News from Jan. 30, 1989

Five fatal shootings in a 24-hour period made January the deadliest month ever in the nation’s capital as Washington recorded 49 homicides. At the present pace, District of Columbia homicides would exceed 600 for the year. The District last year recorded 372 homicides, surpassing Detroit for the highest murder rate in the country. Police Chief Maurice T. Turner Jr. and Assistant Chief Isaac Fulwood Jr. are expected to unveil a proposal for dealing with the violence at a news conference today. Fulwood last week said the city’s raging drug trade continues to be responsible for most of the gunplay.