Fatal shooting in northeast DC leaves one dead and five injured

One person was killed and five people were injured in a shooting in Washington, D.C.’s northeastern quadrant on Wednesday evening, police said.

The age of the man who was killed has not been released, but he was pronounced dead on the scene. The injured victims include two children, one 9 years old and one 12. Both children were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, along with two men and one woman.

“This is another example, and I’ve been here before in this space, of violence that we cannot, we just cannot accept in our communities,” Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith told reporters. “My condolences go out to the families and friends who were impacted by this senseless gun violence tonight.”

Smith said that two suspects exited a car in the 1100 block of 21st Street, N.E., and began shooting into a crowd at approximately 6:10 p.m. Police are looking for a blue Toyota in connection to the shooting.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER

“Lookout is for a light blue Toyota sedan, UNK tags, no front tags, dark tints, black rims with possibly occupied with two shooters inside. L/S heading Eastbound on Maryland Ave NE,” police posted on X.

Anyone with information related to the shooting should call Washington, D.C., detectives at 202-727-9099 or text 50411.