{"id":2163486,"date":"2024-01-30T20:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T01:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-official-shot-in-dc-in-critical-condition-after-carjacking-rampage\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T20:49:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T01:49:00","slug":"trump-admin-official-shot-in-dc-in-critical-condition-after-carjacking-rampage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-official-shot-in-dc-in-critical-condition-after-carjacking-rampage\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump admin official shot in DC, critical after carjacking spree"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-admin-official-shot-in-dc-in-critical-condition-after-carjacking-rampage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2163486&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>An Accomplished Republican Professional\u2063 Shot \u200bin Vicious Carjacking Spree<\/h2>\n<p>An accomplished Republican professional, who previously served as the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cyberattack-targets-hospitals-shuts-down-emergency-rooms-in-5-states\/\" title=\"Hospitals hit by cyberattack, ERs closed in 5 states.\">chief operating \u2063officer<\/a> of\u2064 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission \u200c(CFTC)\u2064 during the Donald Trump administration, was among the victims of a brutal carjacking\u200b spree in Washington, D.C. The incident occurred \u200bon Monday\u200d night and\u200b ended with the perpetrator being killed by the police in Maryland early Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Mike\u2063 Gill, currently in\u200c critical condition, was shot while picking up his wife,\u2063 an education lawyer, just blocks\u2064 away from\u200b the White House on K\u200d Street in downtown D.C.\u200c at 5:45pm.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe can \u200bconfirm\u200c that Mike Gill was the victim of the shooting at the 900 block \u200cof K Street\u200d Northwest on Monday\u2062 evening and is in critical condition. Out of respect \u2062for the family, \u2062we have nothing\u200b additional to \u200dadd at this\u2064 time,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Erica Richardson, spokesperson for the Gill family<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">After shooting Gill, the same\u2062 man is believed to have carried\u2063 out at least two carjackings and\u2062 one attempted carjacking. Unfortunately,\u2063 one\u2062 of the \u200cvictims has died, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/01\/30\/carjacking-dc-man-killed\/?utm_campaign=wp_afternoon_buzz&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=newsletter&#038;wpisrc=nl_buzz\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The police reported \u200bthat the perpetrator entered the parked \u2064vehicle, shot the victim, and then fled \u200bon foot. Gill, the victim, collapsed \u2064outside the vehicle. His wife,\u2063 who\u200c had been called by Gill moments before\u200c the incident, rushed to the scene and \u2064exclaimed, \u201cOh my God,\u2062 that\u2019s my husband.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According \u200cto witness\u2063 Yolanda Douglas, Gill&#8217;s wife ran towards him and held his hand, desperately \u200casking, \u201cWhat happened?\u201d Unfortunately, Gill was unable to respond.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas described the scene, stating that \u2063Gill\u200b was sprawled \u2063on the pavement, dressed in a\u2062 shirt and sweater, with one foot still inside the car. Blood pooled\u2062 around\u200d his head, and his right hand twitched as he lay there.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately\u200b an hour\u200d later, the \u200csuspect attempted to carjack another vehicle on Third Street NE but was unsuccessful. He then fatally shot someone else on the street \u2064and stole that person&#8217;s car.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mpdc.dc.gov\/release\/mpd-searching-suspect-shooting\">Police<\/a> \u2063revealed that someone on\u2064 K Street knew the perpetrator and assisted in identifying him. The stolen car was later found in Prince George\u2019s \u2062County, Maryland. \u200cThe suspect then carjacked a Toyota, ordered a rideshare, and subsequently carjacked that vehicle as well.<\/p>\n<p>Around\u2062 2:30am, the carjacker, \u2063believed to be\u2064 the same\u2063 person, fired shots \u2063at \u200ba Maryland State Police cruiser while driving on D.C. 295. The \u2062Nissan\u2064 used in the\u200d incident\u2064 was later discovered abandoned in Prince George\u2019s County. During the investigation of\u200d the abandoned car, a man approached the \u200bofficers with a firearm and \u2062was subsequently killed by the police.<\/p>\n<h3>A Record of Accomplishments and Compassion<\/h3>\n<p>In 2016, Gill was appointed by the\u200c District\u2063 of Columbia to be the Republican representative on the city\u2019s Board of Elections. He served three \u200bterms until July 2020. Gill&#8217;s impressive political career includes\u2062 being \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/audit-michigan-may-have-paid-billions-in-fraudulent-jobless-claims-gretchen-whitmer-administration-hit-with-kickback-allegations\/\" title=\"Audit: Michigan May Have Paid Billions in 'Fraudulent' Jobless Claims; Gretchen Whitmer Administration Hit with 'Kickback' Allegations\">chief operating officer<\/a> of \u200bthe CFTC from January 2017 to July 2019. He also held positions as the chief of staff to former\u200d CFTC Chairman Christopher \u2064Giancarlo and as the Chief Regulatory Reform Officer responsible for an agency-wide review of \u2064regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his government roles,\u2064 Gill worked as a lawyer at Crowell &#038; Moring and served as a vice president of a trade \u2063association. He also contributed to political campaigns, including \u2064the Bush-Quayle presidential campaign in the 1990s. \u2063Gill held a top-secret \u2064security\u2062 clearance.<\/p>\n<p>The DC Council commended \u2064Gill for his compassion and \u200cbipartisan collegiality. He previously served\u200d as the executive director of the Ripon Education Fund, \u200ba nonpartisan nonprofit organization promoting cooperation \u200bbetween the U.S. and Europe.\u2064 Gill played a significant \u200brole in shaping how Fannie \u200dMae \u2062and Freddie\u200b Mac handle mortgages. The DC\u2064 Council highlighted\u200d his achievements \u200dduring his tenure at the\u2064 CFTC, including the agency&#8217;s first-ever Collective Bargaining Agreement with its union, the implementation of\u2062 a new pay and\u2062 performance\u200d system to address pay inequities, and the establishment of a diversity-focused internship program.<\/p>\n<p>Gill \u200bcurrently holds the position of vice\u2064 president at the Housing \u2064Policy Council.<\/p>\n<p>Carjackings in DC have more \u200cthan doubled in 2023, reaching nearly 1,000 incidents.\u2062 The crime spree in D.C. has seen\u2064 various high-profile individuals becoming victims, \u200bincluding \u2064an\u2062 FBI agent, a Democrat\u200d congressman, and \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-subpoenaed-phone-and-email-logs-of-hill-staffers-probing-crossfire-hurricane-malfeasance\/\" title=\"DOJ subpoenaed phone and email logs of Hill staffers investigating Crossfire Hurricane misconduct.\">multiple congressional staffers<\/a>. Additionally, three individuals attempted to carjack a Secret Service vehicle that was guarding the granddaughter of President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How can the community come together to support the victims \u2064and their families?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The news of a vicious carjacking\u200c spree in Washington, D.C., has shocked and saddened the community. Among the victims is an \u200baccomplished Republican professional, Mike Gill, a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-america-grapples-with-plummeting-fertility-rates\/\" title=\"America faces a challenge with declining fertility rates.\">chief\u2063 operating officer<\/a> of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) during the Donald Trump administration.\u200b The incident\u200d took\u200c place on Monday night and ended tragically with the assailant being killed by the police in Maryland early Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Gill, currently in critical \u200dcondition, was shot while he was picking up his\u2062 wife, who is an education lawyer,\u2063 just blocks away from the White House on K Street in downtown D.C. The Gill\u2064 family \u200bspokesperson, Erica Richardson,\u200b confirmed the incident and stated that Mike Gill is in critical \u2064condition.\u200d Out of respect for the family, no further information was provided at this time.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2062 to reports, after shooting Gill, the same individual is believed to have carried out at least two carjackings and one attempted carjacking. Tragically, one of\u200c the victims has died as a result. The police have reported that\u2063 the assailant entered a parked vehicle, shot the victim, and then fled on foot. Gill, the victim, collapsed \u2064outside the vehicle. His wife, who had been\u2064 called \u2063by Gill moments before the incident, rushed to the scene and\u2062 identified her husband.<\/p>\n<p>Witness Yolanda Douglas described the scene,\u2064 recounting how Gill&#8217;s wife ran towards him, holding his hand\u2063 and frantically asking\u2062 what had happened. Gill was unresponsive,\u200d lying on the pavement with one foot still inside the car. Blood pooled around his head, \u200dand his right hand twitched as\u2063 he lay there.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately an hour \u200clater,\u200c the suspect\u200d attempted to carjack \u200banother\u200c vehicle on Third Street\u200d NE but was unsuccessful. Tragically, he then shot another individual on the street and stole that person&#8217;s\u2062 car. The police have revealed that someone on K Street knew the \u2064perpetrator\u200c and assisted in identifying him. The stolen car \u200bwas later found in Prince George\u2019s County, Maryland. The suspect then carjacked a Toyota, ordered a rideshare, and subsequently carjacked that vehicle as \u2063well.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b the early hours of the morning, the carjacker, believed to be the same individual, fired shots at a Maryland State Police cruiser while driving on D.C. 295. The Nissan used in the incident was later discovered abandoned in Prince George\u2019s County. During the investigation of the abandoned car, a man approached\u200b the officers with a firearm and was subsequently killed by the police.<\/p>\n<p>This shocking incident serves as a reminder of \u200cthe dangers that can occur in our streets and the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-seizes-146-pounds-of-cocaine-hidden-in-ice-cream-maker\/\" title=\"Border Patrol confiscates 146 lbs of cocaine concealed in ice cream machine.\">strengthening security measures<\/a> to ensure the safety of all citizens. Our thoughts are with Mike Gill and his family, as well as the\u2062 other victims involved in this tragic carjacking spree. May justice be served,\u200b and may the community come together to support those \u200daffected by this senseless act of violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critical condition after being shot multiple times during the carjacking spree in Washington, D.C. Gill, a former COO of the CFTC under Trump, was one of the victims. 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