DCentric

TBD News Editor Sommer Mathis live-tweeted the ABRA (Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration) hearing for the suspension of DC9′s liquor license. There are three hours of tweets, but here are two excerpts which caught my attention (read up, from the bottom):

http://twitter.com/sommermathis

The “Mohammed” Mathis is referring to is 27-year old Ali Ahmed Mohammed, who died under confusing and mysterious circumstances after being refused entry to DC9. Mohammed allegedly threw a brick through the club’s window and five DC9 employees gave chase. What happened next is unclear; police say they arrived and found Mohammed unconscious, while others insist that DC9′s employees did not batter him to death.

Joe Englert is a co-owner of DC9. I do a double-take every time I read the top tweet about Englert’s “thank you” in Amharic. Though it was probably intended as an acknowledgment or olive branch to the Ethiopian community (Mohammed was Ethiopian-American), I’m not surprised that it didn’t go over well.