2 people killed in 5 separate shootings in Washington

Lina PortmanJune 3, 2024

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At least two people, including a juvenile, were killed in a series of five shootings in the District late Saturday night and early Sunday morning.

At least two people were killed in a series of five shootings in the District Saturday evening and early Sunday morning, according to Washington DC police.

Police said they were alerted to the first shooting at 8:35 p.m. in the 700 block of Atlantic Street in Southeast, where a man was killed, and then alerted to another shooting around 10:40 p.m. 1700 Gales Street in the northeast. where a young male was killed.

In the next hour and a half, three other shootings occurred in the city, according to police.

After 11:30 p.m., a shooting was reported in the 1200 block of Summer Road in Northeast, where an adult male was found with a gunshot wound and taken to the hospital.

After midnight, police were called about a shooting in the 1600 block of S Street in Southeast, where a young woman was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound.

Then, shortly after 3 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting in the 1000 block of Connecticut Avenue in Northwest. Police said an adult male was injured and hospitalized.

The wave of violence comes a day after one person was killed and two others injured in a shooting in Southeast Washington.

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