| | 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 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. World News Daily reported that Vito Maggiolo (EMS public information officer) stated that Seth was transported to a hospital in Priority 1 condition (critical) in an ambulance ride of 6 minutes and 40 seconds.<ref>Alicia Powe, "1st Responders: Seth Rich was 'Critical' in Our Ambulance". WorldNewsDaily.com (June, 7 2017), http://www.wnd.com/2017/06/1st-responders-seth-rich-was-critical-in-our-ambulance/</ref> 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> |
| | On July 22 three days before the presidential Democrat convention, [[WikiLeaks]] released a multitude of emails from "the top of" the Democratic National Committee (DNC),<ref>Tom Hamburger and Karen Tumulty, "WikiLeaks releases thousands of documents about Clinton and internal deliberations," ''[[The Washington Post]]'' (July 22, [2016]) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/22/on-eve-of-democratic-convention-wikileaks-releases-thousands-of-documents-about-clinton-the-campaign-and-internal-deliberations/</ref> emails which indicated that members of the DNC had given favorable treatment to [[Hillary Clinton]] over [[Bernie Sanders]] in the Democratic [[2016 U.S. presidential election#Democratic candidates|presidential primary of 2016]]. After the Democratic primary, the leader of Wikileaks was interviewed by a Dutch television man; in that interview [[Julian Assange]] spoke about the dangers to their sources (whistle-blowers) who give information to WikiLeaks. | | On July 22 three days before the presidential Democrat convention, [[WikiLeaks]] released a multitude of emails from "the top of" the Democratic National Committee (DNC),<ref>Tom Hamburger and Karen Tumulty, "WikiLeaks releases thousands of documents about Clinton and internal deliberations," ''[[The Washington Post]]'' (July 22, [2016]) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/22/on-eve-of-democratic-convention-wikileaks-releases-thousands-of-documents-about-clinton-the-campaign-and-internal-deliberations/</ref> emails which indicated that members of the DNC had given favorable treatment to [[Hillary Clinton]] over [[Bernie Sanders]] in the Democratic [[2016 U.S. presidential election#Democratic candidates|presidential primary of 2016]]. After the Democratic primary, the leader of Wikileaks was interviewed by a Dutch television man; in that interview [[Julian Assange]] spoke about the dangers to their sources (whistle-blowers) who give information to WikiLeaks. |