HE WAS FOUND DEAD ON THE SCENE.
POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED A
ARREST OR POSSIBLE MODIFY BEHIND
THE SHOOTING.
>>> HAPPENING NOW, DOZENS OF
FAMILIES ARE HAVING THEIR FIRST EVER THANKSGIVING MEAL TO BRING
REFUGEES CLOSER WITH THEIR NEW COMMUNITY.
WE ARE JOINED LIVE FROM THAT.
>> Reporter: I CAN BARELY HEAR
YOU WITH SO MUCH GOING ON AND
THE DANCING AND MUSIC BEHIND ME.
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT TIME
FAMILIES ENJOYING THEIR
THANKSGIVING DINNER ASK THE
PERFORMANCE THEY GET TO TAKE
PART IN.
IT’S SO MUCH MORE THAN EATING A
MEAL BUT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO COME TOGETHER AND TO
COME TOGETHER AND TALK TO FOLKS
FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND
UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT THEIR
JOURNEYS HAVE BEEN TO MAKE IT TO
THE UNITED STATES.
THIS DINNER IN PARTICULAR WAS ORGANIZED BY THE AFRICAN
COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE D.C.
METRO AREA, FAMILIES FROM 14
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES HERE
INCLUDING UKRAINE, AFGHANISTAN,
EL SALVADOR AND SYRIA.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY ARE
TRYING THE THANKSGIVING STAPLES WE KNOW AND LOVE, AND THE ACT OF
COMING TOGETHER AND EMBRACING
EACH OTHER, AND THAT, OF COURSE
S UNIVERSAL.
>> THIS IS TO GET TOGETHER AND SIT AND TALK ABOUT THEIR LIVES.
TO SAY THANK YOU AND BLESS
EVERYTHING. >> Reporter: YOU KNOW, IN
TALKING TO A LOT OF THE
REFUGEES, THEY TELL ME EVEN IF
THEY’RE IN THE U.S., THEIR LIFE
IS STILL DIFFICULT. THEY ARE STILL GETTING
ACCLIMATED TO EVERYTHING, FIND CONSISTENT WORK AND AT THE SAME
TIME, MISSING MANY LOVED ONES
FROM HER HOME COUNTRY, BUT
EVENTS LIKE THIS MAKE THINGS A