Chaos erupted in a Southeast D.C. neighborhood yesterday, when gunfire rang out inside a residence on the 3300 block of D Street. Metropolitan Police Department officers, responding to a report of a shooting, stumbled upon a grisly scene: three individuals shot, one fatally. According to a statement from MPD, the shooting occurred at approximately 12:53 a.m.
Of the victims, one adult male was pronounced dead at the scene despite emergency personnel's efforts to be able to save his life. His identity was later revealed to be 48-year-old Detrick Ealy, a man with no fixed residence. The two other victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment, while a third was treated for minor injuries on the scene by D.C. Fire and EMS, continuing a troubling trend of violence in the nation's capital.
The Homicide Branch of the MPD has taken the reins in this ongoing investigation.
