WASHINGTON — D.C. Police are investigating multiple shootings that happened in the city Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, including a homicide, police said.
A man was shot and killed in Northwest around 9:25 p.m., police said. Officers from the Third District heard gunshots on the 500 block of N Street when they found a man suffering from two gunshot wounds near a car outside of apartments located in the 600 block.
Police said the shot spotter registered the gunfire around the same time.
The man was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. Police have identified the victim as 31-year-old Edward Johnson.
Police have no information on a possible suspect or suspects involved in this homicide. The investigation is still ongoing.
Moments later, another shooting happened on the 800 block of 51st Street Southeast around 10:46 a.m., police said.
At this time there is no lookout for a potential suspect.
Then around 12:32 a.m. Wednesday, there was a shooting in the 4400 block of Benning Road in Northeast.
Police said they are searching for a suspect who was seen running east from the shooting scene.
