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Seven People Wounded, One Police Officer Killed In Three Separate Shootings In D.C. Tuesday
SEP 22, 3:23 PM
Seven People Wounded, One Police Officer Killed In Three Separate Shootings In D.C. Tuesday
Dominique Maria Bonessi https://twitter.com/dbonessi
One person was killed and seven others—including two children—were injured during three separate shootings in Southeast on Tuesday as incidents of gun violence continue to mount across the District.
Angela Washington, a 41-year-old special police officer from Suitland, MD, was on duty when she was fatally shot around 8:30 p.m. in the 3300 block of 10th Place SE, near Savannah Street, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The circumstances surrounding Washington’s shooting remain unclear. Washington was a mother of four and a grandmother to a one-year-old, according to the Washington Post.
Police say the possible shooting suspect was last seen in a white Camry with dark tinted windows on Wheeler Road heading toward Southern Avenue Southeast, and they’re offering a $25,000-reward for information leading to the suspect’s arrest.
Also on Tuesday, a 9-year-old boy received superficial wounds and an adult man was shot multiple times in his torso on the 1500 block of Morris Road SE following an earlier dispute between two 9-year-olds. The man was taken to the hospital to undergo surgery; the 9-year-old’s injuries were non-life threatening. Assistant Chief Andre Wright said police believe it was a “targeted shooting” that occurred “very specific to this altercation.”
“I can’t think of any topic where two nine-year-olds would have a disagreement and a gun would be introduced by anyone,” Wright said.
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Seven People Wounded, One Police Officer Killed In Three Separate Shootings In D.C. Tuesday
Dominique Maria Bonessi https://twitter.com/dbonessi
One person was killed and seven others—including two children—were injured during three separate shootings in Southeast on Tuesday as incidents of gun violence continue to mount across the District.
Angela Washington, a 41-year-old special police officer from Suitland, MD, was on duty when she was fatally shot around 8:30 p.m. in the 3300 block of 10th Place SE, near Savannah Street, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The circumstances surrounding Washington’s shooting remain unclear. Washington was a mother of four and a grandmother to a one-year-old, according to the Washington Post.
Police say the possible shooting suspect was last seen in a white Camry with dark tinted windows on Wheeler Road heading toward Southern Avenue Southeast, and they’re offering a $25,000-reward for information leading to the suspect’s arrest.
Also on Tuesday, a 9-year-old boy received superficial wounds and an adult man was shot multiple times in his torso on the 1500 block of Morris Road SE following an earlier dispute between two 9-year-olds. The man was taken to the hospital to undergo surgery; the 9-year-old’s injuries were non-life threatening. Assistant Chief Andre Wright said police believe it was a “targeted shooting” that occurred “very specific to this altercation.”
“I can’t think of any topic where two nine-year-olds would have a disagreement and a gun would be introduced by anyone,” Wright said.
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