Southeast D.C. shooting: Teen killed after gunfire erupts in 2700 block of Minnesota Avenue | Hindustan Times
Officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 2700 block of Minnesota Avenue, Southeast, and found a teenager unconscious and not breathing.
A teenager died in a shooting in Southeast D.C. on Tuesday morning, October 6, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. According to Fox5DC, Sixth District officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 2700 block of Minnesota Avenue, Southeast, around 11:40 a.m.Officers arrived and found an older juvenile male suffering from a gunshot wound. Police found him unconscious and not breathing at the scene.Also Read | NoMa shooting: Police looking for 3 juvenile suspects after man grazed by bullet in DC – what we know so farThe victim was rushed to the hospital by DC Fire and EMS. At the hospital, he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead despite lifesaving efforts.The victim, 17, has not been named. The MPD Homicide Unit is conducting an investigation into the shooting.Also Read | Who was Carth Osani Jacobs-Rodgers? Teen killed in Las Vegas First Friday shooting remembered as 'goofball'The suspect has been described as a Black male, and no motive for the shooting has been released.Police are urging anyone with information on the shooting to call the department at 202-727-9099 or text a tip to 50411.Other recent Southwest D.C. shootingsA day before the Minnesota Avenue shooting, three people were taken to a hospital with apparent gunshot wounds after a shooting in Southeast Washington, D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Seventh District officers found three victims, who were conscious and breathing, after responding to the 2000 block of Savannah Terrace SE in the Shipley neighborhood, according to WJLA. A preliminary lookout for a silver sedan was issued.Back in July, a shooting in the Southwest left two men hospitalized and a teenage girl wounded. Officers were called to the 300 block of P Street SW following reports of a shooting on July 27, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said, per WJLA. Authorities found two adult men who had been shot and a teen girl with a graze wound.
