I live right outside DC. If your reaction to a bunch of strange men in DC proper assaulting your car and pulling guns on you is to stop and explain yourself, your life expectancy will be measured in weeks, if not shorter. DC ain’t for the naive, it’s pretty much a mini Chicago with a federal park in the middle.
Having worked there for about a year, and commuted through some of the worst, I agree.
But, this all took place essentially within the "federal park in the middle". This picture was taken in front of the US Capitol:
Yet, that's not where she died. She actually escaped from this blockade and drove a few more blocks.
I’ve read your post several times and sorry, it doesn’t make sense. People who pulls guns on your car when you are on New York Avenue at 6th St NE, vs. people with earphones and body armor who pull guns on your car at the perimeter of the White House — two different things.