Washington DC police respond to 6 shootings and stabbing in 12 hours

Lina Portman7 days ago

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DC police said they responded to six shootings and a stabbing over a roughly 12-hour period from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning, an outbreak of violence that left two people dead.

On Saturday, police received a call reporting a shooting at 1:30 p.m. Officers arrived at the 1800 block of Providence Street NE to find a man suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A similar call came in less than three hours later, at 4:10 p.m., reporting a shooting in the 2700 block of Shipley Terrace SE. Again, officers found a man who had been shot.

Four of the shootings and stabbings took place over a three-hour period starting at 11 p.m. After a report of a shooting at 11:18 p.m., police went to the 2800 block of Pomeroy Road SE to find a man injured but alive. Police said he was taken to a hospital.

Less than half an hour later, a caller reported a shooting at the intersection of 28th and R streets SE. A man was taken to the hospital, police said.

Then, at 12:54 a.m. Sunday, a man entered a fire station in the 2800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE to seek treatment for gunshot wounds. He too was taken to hospital.

Five minutes later, at 12:59 a.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 6100 block of Banks Place NE that left three women injured. Police said the injuries were not life-threatening.

The last violent crime of the turbulent 12-hour period was reported at 1:42 a.m. when a woman was stabbed in the 4000 block of Minnesota Avenue NE. Police said her injuries were also not life-threatening.

Police have not identified any of the victims or any suspects.

This wave of violence occurred just five days before July 4, a holiday that has acquired a deadly reputation in the nation's capital and across the country. Last year in Washington, five people were shot and killed in separate incidents on July 4 and 5, while a shooting at an Independence Day celebration left nine people injured.

Despite the string of shootings over the weekend, violence in Washington is trending downward. While 2023 was the deadliest year in the District since 1997, 2024 has seen a decline in violent crime. So far this year, violent crime in Washington is down 29 percent from last year, including a 24 percent decrease in homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon, according to police data.