The Public Eye: Order on the Court

Order on the Court

"Stop the shooter!" shouts the man with the blue bandanna around his head. There's a cop nearby, but he makes no move on the 6-ft. 3-in. teenager who is taking aim. That's because the patrolman is one of about 75 spectators who have dropped by for an Under the Stars basketball game -- and the shooter simply wants to sink a basket. Every Tuesday and Thursday night inside Dunbar High School gym -- 12 blocks from the Capitol and five from one of Washington's most notorious drug markets -- the only shots the police have to worry about are lay-ups and...

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