In the wake of another senseless killing on the streets of Washington, D.C. critics are blasting the city's Democratic leadership – and by extension, the Biden White House -- for the soft-on-crime approach they believe has led to a current state of lawlessness in the nation's capital.

As Fox News reports, 41-year-old tech executive Vivek Taneja of nearby Alexandria, Virginia, was fatally assaulted on the 1100 block of 15^th Street NW, not far from the White House itself, and his death represents the latest in a string of horrific incidents that have prompted a series of key questions about public safety in the district.

Deadly night in DC

In the wee hours of Feb. 2, the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department sent officers to respond to reports of an assault outside of Shoto Restaurant.

They arrived to find Taneja on the pavement near the establishment, and he was subsequently transported to the hospital with what ultimately proved to be life-threatening injuries to which he succumbed on Feb. 7.

Investigation of the matter revealed that Taneja had gotten into an altercation with another man, which then turned physical, according to the New York Post.

During the tussle, Taneja reportedly was sent careening toward the ground, striking his head on the cement.

Suspect remains at large

As a result of Taneja's death, the events of that fateful night are now being investigated as a homicide.

Authorities have revealed that a person of interest in the case was captured on a surveillance camera fixed near the site of the crime.

Though no suspect has been taken into custody as of yet, a $25,000 reward is on offer for anyone able to provide information leading to an arrest in the case.

Placing blame for spiraling crime

News of Taneja's death comes closely on the heels of the death of former Trump administration official Mike Gill, who died as a result of injuries sustained during a carjacking in D.C. earlier this month.

Gill's tragic death sparked a wave of reactions from conservatives who have continued to point the finger of blame at Democrats for rising rates of violent crime in the capital, with podcast host Laura Loomer declaring, as Newsweek noted, “Stolen elections have consequences. Crime in D.C. never would have gotten this bad if Trump were in office. Very sad and tragic. This didn't need to happen.”

Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik concurred, saying, “Democrats have turned D.C. into a lawless hellhole, and this is the tragic result,” but whether the liberals in charge of cities such as Washington -- and the federal authorities who call the capital home -- will take recent events as a much-needed wake-up call and start demanding accountability from those who commit such heinous crimes, only time will tell.