A 15-minute walk from the White House, Tony and Mike stood on the sidewalk near the spot where a man was killed on Monday, the 100th murder of the year in Washington.

The shooting broke out just a few hours after President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of the US capital, which Trump described as overrun by crime -- though official data shows that violence has recently decreased.

"It's sickening," Tony told AFP early Tuesday. "It's not safe anymore."

"You do need change, you do need help," Mike said.

But Mike added that the city does not need the help Trump is sending in -- "not National Guards."

The day after Trump's press conference, residents of the area near the city center told stories of drug sales on the street, but were skeptical that federal intervention would make

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