An 18-year-old District man has been charged in connection with two recent fatal shootings: of a 17-year-old youth in Columbia Heights and a 21-year-old aspiring artist in Adams Morgan, police said this morning.
For over a decade, Vijay K. Taneja burnished his reputation as a prominent member of the local Indian community, helping fellow immigrants with mortgages for their first homes while promoting the culture of his homeland with glitzy touring shows with Bollywood film stars.