Police say a juvenile male was shot late Halloween night in the 1000 block of 1st Street SE, in Navy Yard. Officers found him conscious and breathing and took him to a hospital. The shooting occurred in a neighborhood where young people have been involved in other reported incidents over the past year.
Officers Find Older Juvenile Shot Near 1st Street SE
According to WJLA, officers responded to the 1000 block of 1st Street SE and found an older juvenile male who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital conscious and breathing, the station reported.
Police have not released further details about what led to the shooting, whether a suspect has been identified, or the boy's current condition. The circumstances and whether anyone else was involved have not been confirmed.
Police are asking anyone with information to call 202-727-9099 or text the tip line at 50411.
A Neighborhood With a Recent History of Youth Violence
WJLA has also reported on earlier disturbances in Navy Yard involving large youth gatherings. On Halloween night in 2025, several hundred youths gathered near the Navy Yard Metro station; police did not disperse the crowd until roughly 11 p.m., and MPD arrested five teenagers, the station reported. Mayor Muriel Bowser then enacted a limited curfew, in effect nightly from 11 p.m. on November 1 through midnight on November 5.
WJLA also reported that a minor was arrested after a separate shooting in which police said a boy fired at another group of teens in the 100 block of M Street SE around 9:26 p.m. No injuries were reported, and a firearm recovered at the scene had reportedly been stolen from another jurisdiction. It remains unclear whether that incident or other reported gatherings in the neighborhood are connected to Saturday's shooting.
Another Navy Yard Shooting in MPD Records
MPD reported that a 15-year-old boy was shot in the 1100 block of Half Street SE on July 4, 2025, and was found conscious and breathing, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. That incident occurred at a different location and date; police have not said the cases are connected.
No arrest has been announced in connection with the Halloween night shooting as of this report. Anyone with information is urged to come forward using the tip line listed above.
