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Boy, 9, Dies From Gunshot Wound In NW

 George VanDaniker     3 months ago
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WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- A 9-year-old boy was shot and killed inside an apartment Saturday night in NW Washington, DC.

DC Police Chief Cathy Lanier said the boy was struck when a shot was fired through the door of an apartment in the 3000 block of 14th Street at Columbia Road, NW, at about 9:40 p.m.

The boy's identity was not released.

Several suspects are in custody, Chief Lanier said.



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