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Police: Shooting in Washington, DC, Leaves One Dead & Three People Injured
Police: Shooting in Washington, DC, Leaves One Dead & Three People Injured
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One minor was killed and three other individuals were injured in Washington, DC, late Sunday after gunshots were fired, the city's police department has revealed.An announcement issued by the DC Police Department details the shooting took place in the city's northwest jurisdiction, specifically within the area of 14th and U Street. At the time officials had only stated that "multiple" were injured, and that one officer was among the injured tally. The officer is believed to be in stable condition.The cause of the shooting remains unclear.Video shared online by local journalists and residents shows several police cruisers in the area, as well as ambulances.'DC Police Chief Robert Contee told reporters that the event happened at "an unpermitted event by the Moechella group" and not a Juneteenth celebration.An investigation is ongoing.The Sunday incident comes one day after a shooting was reported at the nearby Tysons Corner Center mall in Virginia, which sent panicked customers and workers fleeing and taking cover. It was later reported that three had been hurt running from the mall, and that no one had been struck by a bullet. Authorities have since indicated that a bullet had been fired during a brawl.
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Police: Shooting in Washington, DC, Leaves One Dead & Three People Injured
01:36 GMT 20.06.2022 (Updated: 03:21 GMT 20.06.2022) Throughout the day the nation's capital had been hosting multiple Juneteenth celebrations to commemorate the day that Union soldiers brought news of emancipation to enslaved African Americans in Texas in 1865.
One minor was killed and three other individuals were injured in Washington, DC, late Sunday after gunshots were fired, the city's police department has revealed.
An
announcement issued by the DC Police Department details the shooting took place in the city's northwest jurisdiction, specifically within the area of 14th and U Street. At the time officials had only stated that "multiple" were injured, and that one officer was among the injured tally. The officer is believed to be in stable condition.
The cause of the shooting remains unclear.
Video shared online by local journalists and residents shows several police cruisers in the area, as well as ambulances.'
DC Police Chief Robert Contee told reporters that the event happened at "an unpermitted event by the Moechella group" and not a Juneteenth celebration.
An investigation is ongoing.
The Sunday incident comes one day after a shooting was reported at the nearby Tysons Corner Center mall in Virginia, which sent panicked customers and workers fleeing and taking cover. It was later reported that three had been hurt running from the mall, and that no one had been struck by a bullet. Authorities have since indicated that a bullet had been fired during a brawl.
