{"id":8448,"date":"2024-02-05T19:22:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T13:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/05\/former-trump-official-mike-gill-dies-after-being-shot-during-carjacking-spree-in-washington-d-c\/"},"modified":"2024-02-05T19:22:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T13:52:14","slug":"former-trump-official-mike-gill-dies-after-being-shot-during-carjacking-spree-in-washington-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/05\/former-trump-official-mike-gill-dies-after-being-shot-during-carjacking-spree-in-washington-d-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Trump Official Mike Gill Dies After Being Shot During Carjacking Spree in Washington D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Mike Gill, former Chief Operating Officer of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) during Donald Trump\u2019s administration, has died after a carjacking spree in the nation\u2019s capitol. <\/p>\n<p>Gill was\u00a0shot while waiting in his car\u00a0to pick up his wife from her office on K Street, just blocks away from the White House around 5:45 pm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can confirm that Mike Gill was the victim of the shooting at the 900 block of K Street Northwest on Monday evening and is in critical condition,\u201d Erica Richardson, a spokesperson for the Gill family said.<\/p>\n<p>After shooting Gill, the suspect continued the rampage, committing at least two more carjackings and one attempted carjacking, killing another victim.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement eventually confronted the suspect in Prince George\u2019s County, Maryland and killed him after a shootout. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with profound sadness that I wish to inform the community of the passing of my husband,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/news\/mike-gill-carjacking-heres-what-we-know-about-the-man-critically-injured-in-dc-carjacking-rampage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Mike Gill.\u00a0<\/a>His sudden departure has left a void in our lives that can never be filled. In this time of grief, we are grateful for the outpouring of love and support from family, friends, and the community, and extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has reached out to offer condolences and assistance,\u201d Gill\u2019s wife Kristina said over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike was not only a devoted husband and father but also a cherished son, brother, and friend. Over the course of his remarkable life, Mike brought people together and made them feel included, supported, and loved. His heart was evident in everything he did, as demonstrated by his mentorship and deep friendships with those who worked with him professionally,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbove all, Mike spoke with pride and love about his family, especially our children, Sean, Brian, and Annika. For those who wish to honor Mike\u2019s memory, we ask that you cherish the moments shared and keep him in your thoughts and prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/americanfaith.com\/former-trump-admin-official-mike-gill-dies-after-being-shot-during-carjacking-spree-in-washington-d-c\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Gill, former Chief Operating Officer of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) during Donald Trump\u2019s administration, has died after a carjacking spree in the nation\u2019s capitol. Gill was\u00a0shot while waiting in his car\u00a0to pick up his wife from her office on K Street, just blocks away from the White House around 5:45 pm. \u201cWe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8449,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[]},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8448"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}