WASHINGTON, DC – Wednesday was a violent day in our nation’s capital, with at least 10 total people being shot, three of whom died.
In Northwest DC, five people were shot just after the noon hour near North Capitol Street and O Street NW, outside of a senior citizen’s home in the Truxton Circle neighborhood. Police say a small black SUV turned on to O Street NW from North Capitol Street. When it stopped, at least two suspects jumped out of the car, started shooting at people on the street, and then got back in the same SUV and drove away.
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According to the Executive Assistant Chief of Police at MPD, Ashan Benedict, the incident appeared to be drug-related, with him describing the area as an “open-air drug market.” He said, “This block is known to us. This is an ongoing problem for us.” He said that police frequent the area and often make drug arrests there.
This shooting also took place down the street from Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School, which happened to be having its first day of classes Wednesday.
Two of the men shot were declared dead on the scene. The other three reportedly walked themselves to a local hospital for treatment. Their condition is unknown at this time, although it does not appear that their injuries are life-threatening. All three victims of this shooting were black males, and it was unclear if any of those injured were residents of the senior living home.
There is no connection between the shootings, police believe. Even so, it does not appear that the police have suspects named or even described, as so far, all that’s been released is a suspect vehicle description. The vehicle is described as a 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe, with a possible Virginia temporary tag of 956515X.
Three fire marshals happened to be conducting an investigation nearby, which police say will be helpful to their investigation.
“We’re trying to be as resourceful as we possibly can to put our officers and our detectives and our specialized units where the crime is,” said an MPD official. “Unfortunately, that crime just keeps moving around. We’ll be on one block, and we’ll displace criminals to another area where they’ll be shootings over there. I want the public to know that MPD has all their best resources, intelligence, folks working on this. We talk about this hourly, about where we should position our people. So, we’re doing the best we can with the resources we have, but I think we’re in the areas we need to be, but we can always do better.”
Another shooting took place in the Northeast, with three men being shot. This took place around 7:30 pm Wednesday on Quincy Place NE. Three people said to be “persons of interest” were questioned by police, but it’s unclear whether any arrests have been made.
In the 200 block of Florida Avenue, around 2:05 am Wednesday, a 25-year-old man was pronounced dead, and a woman was injured following a double shooting.
This piece was written by Leah Anaya on August 25, 2022. It originally appeared on RedVoiceMedia.com and is used with permission.
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Any descriptions of the perps? Never mind.