They were putting in a new Metro stop next door, and we did some archaeology work prior to construction. At the time it was still St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the Criminally Insane. It's where they put Hinckley after he shot Reagan. There was just a chain link fence around the grounds, and one day we watched a guy climb the fence and stroll off down the street.
Another day we heard gunfire, and some plainclothes detectives came by later, as they often did, to check up on us. They told us to be gone before dark every day. I asked about the shooting, and the detective told me "That was nothing. Just some kids over at the middle school." 
My boss got propositioned by some hookers on the way to the site. At 7AM. 
I don't lend much credence to these "emergencies" that have become endemic during the Drumpf regime, and obviously favor historic preservation, but in this case, I'm at least sympathetic to “a present security risk to life and property”. 
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