Two men were shot and injured Friday evening in Northeast Washington, D.C., and police are still searching for the gunman who got away. Officers were called to the 1500 block of F Street Northeast around 6 p.m., where they found both victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
The shooting was reported in that stretch of F Street, according to FOX 5 DC, with police arriving to find the two men wounded. The Metropolitan Police Department is now searching for a suspect described as a Black man who was armed with a gun. He was last seen wearing dark gray pants, a black hoodie and white shoes, per MPD.
No further details on the condition of the two victims or on what led up to the shooting have been released. The outlet's report does not include an arrest, a recovered weapon, or a case number tied to the incident.
Police Ask Public for Tips
The Metropolitan Police Department urges anyone with information to call 202-727-9099 or text the department's tip line at 50411. No further description of a vehicle or additional suspects has been provided.
Friday's shooting adds to a string of violent incidents that have struck the same general part of Northeast D.C. in recent years. A 2022 outbreak of gunfire near Capitol Hill left six men shot, one fatally, in an incident reported about 8:30 p.m. in the very same 1500 block of F Street NE, according to the Washington Post. A separate incident in November 2023 saw officers respond to the same block and find two men inside a residence suffering from gunshot wounds, per the Metropolitan Police Department.
A Different Kind of Shooting Two Months Earlier
Northeast D.C. has also seen shootings elsewhere in the quadrant this year. In August, one man died and three others were wounded in a shooting in the 6200 block of Dix Street near the Maryland border, reported at about 1:45 p.m., according to WTOP. That shooting remains a separate case from Friday's incident on F Street.
Citywide Numbers Show a Mixed Picture
Citywide data offers broader context, even though it doesn't speak to Friday's specific case. Reported aggravated assault in Washington, D.C., rose 45% in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, while the city's gun-assault rate climbed 13% over that same stretch, according to the Council on Criminal Justice. At the same time, the homicide rate fell 41% during that period, and seven of eight tracked offenses were lower than they were during the same months in 2019, per the same analysis.
D.C. police have previously said that recent violence has tended to occur in short, intense bursts driven by conflicts between small groups rather than a citywide surge, according to a report from WJLA. MPD has also said it typically seizes between 40 and 50 firearms in a given week, and that it removed almost 3,000 guns from city streets in 2025, the outlet reported.
For now, the man seen fleeing F Street Northeast remains at large, and investigators are relying on the public for leads. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact police using the tip line above.
