WASHINGTON — One man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting in Southwest D.C. Wednesday night, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
Around 9:35 p.m., a call came in regarding the shooting in the 3900 block of South Capitol Street, Southwest.
At the scene, officers located two men suffering from gunshot wounds.
A watch commander with MPD's Seventh District said one of the men had gunshot wounds to his legs that were not thought to be life-threatening. The other man was shot in the chest and the head and was pronounced dead at the hospital Wednesday night.
Homicide detectives are now investigating this shooting. Early Thursday 3900 South Capitol Street Southwest between Atlantic Street Southwest and Martin Luther King Avenue Southeast are closed in both directions until further notice.
Police have not released any suspect information nor any details about what led up to the shooting. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone who may have information about this case is asked to call police at 202-727-9099 or text the department's tip line at 50411.
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Police are investigating after two children were shot while getting off a Metrobus in Northwest D.C. Wednesday evening.
According to a spokesperson from the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD), the shooting happened on or near a Metrobus in the area of 14th Street and Fort Fort Stevens Drive just before 4:15 p.m.
In a press conference Wednesday night, Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said several people got onto the Metrobus and began to assault another person onboard. The fight later moved off the bus and onto the sidewalk and street, where one person involved in the fight took out a gun and opened fire.