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''The Daily Mail'' also claims that prior to his death Rich had been at  Lou's City Bar until around 1:45 AM where he was inebriated, but refused the offer of a ride home.<ref>Alana Goodman, "The missing hours of murdered DNC staffer," ''Daily Mail .com''  

''The Daily Mail'' also claims that prior to his death Rich had been at  Lou's City Bar until around 1:45 AM where he was inebriated, but refused the offer of a ride home.<ref>Alana Goodman, "The missing hours of murdered DNC staffer," ''Daily Mail .com''  

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  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3743880/Alone-bar-guzzling-beer-depressed-trouble-girlfriend-newly-hired-Clinton-campaign-staffer-Seth-Rich-refused-ride-home-staggered-shocking-death.html</ref>  It is a walk of about 1.7 miles from Lou's City Bar to the corner where Rich was shot at about 4:19 AM with Rich's activities between 1:45 and 4:19 still under investigation as of August 18, 2016.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lou's+City+Bar,+1400+Irving+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20010/W+Street+Northwest+%26+Flagler+Place+Northwest,+Washington,+DC+20001/@38.9228817,-77.0297126,15z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c820291dea95:0xbe9e62cf68f85237!2m2!1d-77.0337839!2d38.9284711!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7b7fed4b66c0d:0x78ae7cf6246fbdcc!2m2!1d-77.013541!2d38.919177 Google Maps (August, 2016)]</ref>  In contrast with the inebriation claims of the Daily Mail, witnesses at Lou's City Bar said that Rich had a couple drinks, which would likely have lost much of their effect in two hours.  The general manager of Lou's bar stated that Rich was a "couple-of beers kind of guy," and that "despondent and drunk" was "just not Seth.  I never saw him drunk or even tipsy."<ref>Jeff Stein, "Seth Rich:  inside the killing of the DNC staffer," ''Newsweek'' (August 20, 2016) http://www.newsweek.com/seth-rich-murder-dnc-hack-julian-assange-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-492084</ref> The walk home time has been estimated at 30 minutes, but whether or not Rich went to a second bar before heading towards home, remains to be shown. The Washington Post claims, ". . .  a person who spoke to him that night and agreed to be interviewed on the condition of anonymity said he did not go [to the Wonderland Ballroom bar] . . . ."  Fox News has presented a video of Lou's bar and the neighborhood of that bar, also of the nearby Wonderland Ballroom bar, and what the possible walk-for-home route looks like.<ref>Marina Marraco, "What happened during final hours slain DNC employee Seth Rich was alive?" Fox 5 (August 18, 2016)  http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/193631067-story</ref> (Sales and service of liquor Saturday-Sunday is limited to no later than 3 AM in Washington DC, by law.<ref>District of Columbia Official Code Title 25, Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration; and District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Title 23; Alcoholic Beverages (Revised March, 2016) [http://abra.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/abra/publication/attachments/DCOfficialCodeTitle%2025DCMRTitle23_0.pdf PDF]</ref> The Wonderland Ballroom bar closed at 3 AM early Sunday morning if it was following the schedule posted on internet on August 21, 2016.)<ref>The Wonderland Bar, "Business Hours," http://www.thewonderlandballroom.com/hours-and-location/</ref>

  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3743880/Alone-bar-guzzling-beer-depressed-trouble-girlfriend-newly-hired-Clinton-campaign-staffer-Seth-Rich-refused-ride-home-staggered-shocking-death.html</ref>  It is a walk of about 1.7 miles from Lou's City Bar to the corner where Rich was shot at about 4:19 AM with Rich's activities between 1:45 and 4:19 still under investigation as of August 18, 2016.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lou's+City+Bar,+1400+Irving+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20010/W+Street+Northwest+%26+Flagler+Place+Northwest,+Washington,+DC+20001/@38.9228817,-77.0297126,15z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c820291dea95:0xbe9e62cf68f85237!2m2!1d-77.0337839!2d38.9284711!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7b7fed4b66c0d:0x78ae7cf6246fbdcc!2m2!1d-77.013541!2d38.919177 Google Maps (August, 2016)]</ref>  In contrast with the inebriation claims of the Daily Mail, witnesses at Lou's City Bar said that Rich had a couple drinks, which would likely have lost much of their effect in two hours.  The general manager of Lou's bar stated that Rich was a "couple-of beers kind of guy," and that "despondent and drunk" was "just not Seth.  I never saw him drunk or even tipsy."<ref>Jeff Stein, "Seth Rich:  inside the killing of the DNC staffer," ''Newsweek'' (August 20, 2016) http://www.newsweek.com/seth-rich-murder-dnc-hack-julian-assange-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-492084</ref>

 

The walk home time has been estimated at 30 minutes, but whether or not Rich went to a second bar before heading towards home, remains to be shown. The Washington Post claims, ". . .  a person who spoke to him that night and agreed to be interviewed on the condition of anonymity said he did not go [to the Wonderland Ballroom bar] . . . ."  Fox News has presented a video of Lou's bar and the neighborhood of that bar, also of the nearby Wonderland Ballroom bar, and what the possible walk-for-home route looks like.<ref>Marina Marraco, "What happened during final hours slain DNC employee Seth Rich was alive?" Fox 5 (August 18, 2016)  http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/193631067-story</ref> (Sales and service of liquor Saturday-Sunday is limited to no later than 3 AM in Washington DC, by law.<ref>District of Columbia Official Code Title 25, Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration; and District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Title 23; Alcoholic Beverages (Revised March, 2016) [http://abra.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/abra/publication/attachments/DCOfficialCodeTitle%2025DCMRTitle23_0.pdf PDF]</ref> The Wonderland Ballroom bar closed at 3 AM early Sunday morning if it was following the schedule posted on internet on August 21, 2016.)<ref>The Wonderland Bar, "Business Hours," http://www.thewonderlandballroom.com/hours-and-location/</ref>

The police were aided in finding the location of the shooting by an auditory system in Washington DC called ShotSpotter.<ref>Stan Green, "Assange: Was Seth Rich Shot by the DNC for releasing information to Wikileaks?"  ''Santa Monica Observer'' (August 26, 2016) http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/08/26/news/assange-was-seth-rich-shot-by-the-dnc-for-releasing-information-to-wikileaks/1840.html</ref>  Rich was yet conscious and breathing when the police found him.  But he died later at a hospital.<ref>Adam Shrier, "Democratic National Committee staffer killed in Washington, D.C. shooting," ''New York Daily News'' (July 11, 2016) http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/washington-dnc-staffer-seth-conrad-rich-shot-killed-article-1.2707538</ref> It has been reported that Rich's "favorite spot" was Lou's City Bar, where the bar put a plaque at his usual seat, either temporarily or permanently.<ref>Louise Boyle, "Murdered DNC staffer was about to join Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, reveals father," ''Daily Mail .com'' (August 16, 2016) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3741754/Father-murdered-DNC-staffer-reveals-son-join-Hillary-Clinton-presidential-campaign-punching-hole-ugly-rumor-Wikileaks-source.html?login#readerCommentsCommand-message-field; Scott Roberts, " At Lou's City Bar last night: celebrating Seth Rich's life well-lived," Bloomingdale (August 4, 2016) http://bloomingdaleneighborhood.blogspot.com/2016/08/at-lous-city-bar-celebrating-seth-richs.html.</ref>

The police were aided in finding the location of the shooting by an auditory system in Washington DC called ShotSpotter.<ref>Stan Green, "Assange: Was Seth Rich Shot by the DNC for releasing information to Wikileaks?"  ''Santa Monica Observer'' (August 26, 2016) http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/08/26/news/assange-was-seth-rich-shot-by-the-dnc-for-releasing-information-to-wikileaks/1840.html</ref>  Rich was yet conscious and breathing when the police found him.  But he died later at a hospital.<ref>Adam Shrier, "Democratic National Committee staffer killed in Washington, D.C. shooting," ''New York Daily News'' (July 11, 2016) http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/washington-dnc-staffer-seth-conrad-rich-shot-killed-article-1.2707538</ref> It has been reported that Rich's "favorite spot" was Lou's City Bar, where the bar put a plaque at his usual seat, either temporarily or permanently.<ref>Louise Boyle, "Murdered DNC staffer was about to join Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, reveals father," ''Daily Mail .com'' (August 16, 2016) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3741754/Father-murdered-DNC-staffer-reveals-son-join-Hillary-Clinton-presidential-campaign-punching-hole-ugly-rumor-Wikileaks-source.html?login#readerCommentsCommand-message-field; Scott Roberts, " At Lou's City Bar last night: celebrating Seth Rich's life well-lived," Bloomingdale (August 4, 2016) http://bloomingdaleneighborhood.blogspot.com/2016/08/at-lous-city-bar-celebrating-seth-richs.html.</ref>