WASHINGTON — Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in Northeast D.C. Thursday evening.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called to the 300 block of Franklin Street for a shooting.
When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot. He was not conscious or breathing when help arrived. He did not survive.
On Friday, police identified the man killed as Leonard Carter, a 47-year-old man from Northwest, D.C.
No suspect information has been released.
There is no word on a motive or what may have happened in the moments leading up to the shooting.
Anyone with more information may contact detectives at (202) 727-9099 or text the department's tip line at 50411.
Police are investigating after a person was shot inside a Metro station in Montgomery County. When first responders arrived, one person was found shot inside the station. That victim is currently in critical condition at an area hospital. A large police presence is in the area as the investigation unfolds. The Wheaton Metro Station has closed.
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