Woman gunned down in 'safe' DC neighborhood as Trump launches federal police takeover

The victim, Tymark Wells, 33, was shot multiple times and pronounced dead shortly after the attack, according to the report.

While D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser noted violent crime in the capital is at its lowest level in 30 years, city records show violent crime, including robberies and homicides, skyrocketed post-pandemic.

Certain neighborhoods were highlighted as particular concerns, with violent gun crimes from 2022 to 2023 rising by 460% downtown, 240% in Golden Triangle, and 216% in Brightwood, according to D.C. records. 

Homicides rose 500% in the Southwest/Waterfront and H Street neighborhoods, 400% in Greenway, and 233% in Cardoza/Shaw, records show.

Trump said he may later declare a national emergency to extend the crime sweep if Congress does not get on board.

"You can't have 30 days," he said during a news conference at the Kennedy Center. "We're going to do this very quickly, but we're going to want extensions. I don't want to call a national emergency, but if I have to, I will."

Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.