Skip to content

Gunshots Strike Hill Staffer’s Home

Gunshots that police said came from a nearby freeway hit the home of Hill staffer Raj Bharwani and his wife, Jessica, over the weekend, just days after the couple had brought home their newborn baby, Ariella.

The shots fired early Sunday morning, with the family awake in a third-floor bedroom, shattered a window in the couple’s southeast D.C. town house.

Police said the shots may have come from someone shooting at another car on the freeway, multiple media outlets reported.

One bullet was reportedly found in the bassinet, in the baby’s hat that had just been taken off.

A second bullet was found wrapped in the sheets.

Correction: Sept. 28, 2011

An earlier version of this article misspelled the last name of Raj and Jessica Bharwani and the first name of their baby, Ariellla. It was also unclear that Raj Bharwani is a Hill staffer.

Recent Stories

Senate HELP to hold contempt vote for CEO who refused subpoena

Schumer tees up second vote on IVF

At the Races: Recapping the season

Lawmakers hail ‘prudent’ decision to up security on Jan. 6

Presidential contenders stay mum, for now, on menthol ban

Appeals court to hear TikTok challenge to law requiring app sale