A total of nine homicides have been reported in Ward 8 in the month of March alone, according to Metropolitan police. This comes after a woman was fatally shot Thursday night.
The shooting happened around 7:09 p.m. in the 1900 block of Savannah Terrace in Southeast, D.C., police stated.
When officers got to the scene they found a woman who had been shot. She was not conscious or responsive. Police said she was taken to the hospital, where she later died.
A suspect was stopped in the incident.
Metropolitan police confirmed that this is the 9th homicide in Ward 8 in the month of March.