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Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said his department is in a "posture of preparedness" for upcoming events.

"If you're coming to enjoy our beautiful city, individuals should not think to bring firearms into our beautiful city," he said. Wade, according to an affidavit previously reported by ABC News. That followed a shooting in Buffalo, New York, where a gunman opened fire and killed 10 Black people. "We need to help keep the peace in our city -- leave the law enforcement and the firearms, leave that to the Metropolitan Police Department. That's our responsibility." "We're going to rely on each other but also on our government who knows how to support large-scale events and are going to take every precaution that we can, but we're also asking each other to look out for our neighbors," she said. "We are increasing our presence to have coverage in neighborhoods and our downtown areas, which includes the activation of civil disturbance unit platoons," he said at a press conference alongside Mayor Muriel Bowser. "In addition, we are working closely with our law enforcement, government and community partners to ensure that all of these events are peaceful and our neighborhoods are safe."