Washington D.C. has seen a series of shootings that left multiple individuals wounded over the past weekend, with incidents spanning from the southeast to the northwest areas of the city. In one event on Sunday night, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) confirmed two men were hospitalized following a shooting that occurred at the intersection of 6th Street and Mississippi Avenue SE, as DC News Now reported. According to the MPD, one man was found with a gunshot wound, and another suffered a graze wound; both were taken to the hospital in a conscious state.
Earlier the same day, two separate shootings involving teenagers happened just hours apart, with the first incident occurring at 12:36 a.m. on the 1700 block of 14th Street Northwest where a juvenile male was found injured — this came to light after the MPD arrived on the scene following the reports of a shooting. The victim, found conscious and still breathing, had sustained a gunshot wound and was subsequently transported to a hospital for treatment. No suspects have been identified in the case, however, according to Fox 5 DC, as the investigation continues with uncertainties looming large.
Later, another shooting took place at 12:53 p.m., this one in the 3300 block of 10th Place, Southeast, where yet another juvenile male was discovered with gunshot wounds, as outlined by the MPD, also confirming the victim was conscious and breathing at the time he was found; he too was hastily transported by DC Fire and EMS to a local hospital for necessary medical care, but echoing the earlier incident, details about potential suspects remain scarce.
Meanwhile, detectives are earnestly working through leads on the shootings but have not publicly drawn connections between the incidents and another event where multiple gunshots hit an unmarked police cruiser nearby — that latter occurrence happened approximately 15 minutes later, no one was gone harmed, and authorities are now searching for two boys who left the area on rideshare bikes. In the aftermath of this weekend's violence, police have yet to make any arrests and continue their pursuit of the individuals responsible for these crimes. Further coverage by WUSA9 also highlights that while the two men from the Southeast D.C. shooting have not been officially named, they remained conscious when taken to the hospital, and police still seek insights on the shooter or shooters involved.
