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Teen critically wounded in shooting at Lanham-area bus stop | Teen critically wounded in shooting at Lanham-area bus stop |
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A 17-year-old was shot and critically wounded in the Lanham/Glenn Dale area of Prince George’s County on Monday, and seven other people were shot in the District and the County in separate incidents between Sunday night and early Tuesday. At least one was in critical condition, D.C. police said. | |
The teenager’s shooting in Prince George’s occurred about 8:40 a.m. near a bus stop in the 9900 block of Greenbelt Road. Police said they thought it stemmed from an ongoing dispute. | |
A witness said she heard two gunshots. | A witness said she heard two gunshots. |
“I saw the boy slumped down,” Kellie MacLaughlin said. “The boy was lying in the street. This happened out of nowhere.” Four nearby schools were locked down for a time. | “I saw the boy slumped down,” Kellie MacLaughlin said. “The boy was lying in the street. This happened out of nowhere.” Four nearby schools were locked down for a time. |
On Tuesday night a second shooting occurred in the Edmonston/East Riverdale area of Prince George’s. A man was seriously wounded about 9:30 p.m. in the 5400 block of Hamilton Street | |
In the District, the most serious shooting, based on preliminary information, occurred about 4:15 p.m. Monday in the 2700 block of Langston Place SE. The man who was wounded there was unconscious, police said. | |
In another D.C. incident, a person described only as a juvenile suffered a gunshot wound in the 3100 block of Knox Terrace SE. | In another D.C. incident, a person described only as a juvenile suffered a gunshot wound in the 3100 block of Knox Terrace SE. |
The first of the other four shootings in the District occurred late Sunday in the 4400 block of Douglas Street NE. The second came early Monday in the 2300 block of Hartford Street SE, and the third was about 4:45 p.m. in the 4300 block of Fourth Streett SE. Victims in those incidents, all men, were described as conscious and breathing. | |
Yet another shooting was reported by the police just after midnight Tuesday morning. It occurred in the 4700 block of South Capitol Street, SE, the police said. | |
They said it occurred at 12:02 a.m. No information was available on the condition of the victim. | |
All in all at least eight people were shot within about 26 hours in | |
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