Two men have been shot dead in a shooting that occurred in the northwestern part of Washington, DC on Sunday afternoon.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the two men shot were taken to a local hospital before they were pronounced dead.
The motives behind the shooting remain unknown.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a letter to the City Council on Monday that the city police were directed to use all the overtime needed to meet the city’s public safety needs and combat a sustained increase in gun violence. Washington DC is among the five cities that will be home to a new task force set up to combat illegal gun trafficking.