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Youth shot near D.C. police station in Southeast Washington At least 3 wounded in three separate shootings in Southeast Washington
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A juvenile was shot and wounded Monday afternoon on a street just behind a D.C. police station in Southeast Washington, according to a department spokesman. A man was shot and critically wounded Monday afternoon in the Langston Terrace neighborhood of Southeast Washington, according to a D.C. police spokesman, just an hour after a youth was shot and wounded nearby.
The man’s shooting occurred about 4:20 p.m. in the 2700 block of Langston Place SE. A D.C. police spokesman said homicide detectives had been ordered to the scene. No other details were immediately available.
[D.C. police flood dangerous neighborhood with extra police]
Langston Terrace is a small neighborhood off Alabama Avenue where violence erupted last year, prompting D.C. police to flood its streets with dozens of officers for more than a week.
The shooting occurred about an hour after a juvenile was shot and wounded about a half-mile away on a street just behind a D.C. police station in Southeast Washington, according to a department spokesman.
The victim was reported to be conscious and breathing; his age was not immediately available.The victim was reported to be conscious and breathing; his age was not immediately available.
Police said the shooting occurred outside about 3:15 p.m. in the 3100 block of Knox Terrace SE, just off Alabama Avenue and steps from the 7th District police station. Police said that shooting occurred outside about 3:15 p.m. in the 3100 block of Knox Terrace SE, just off Alabama Avenue and steps from the 7th District police station.
No other details were provided. About 4:40 p.m, D.C. police reported a third shooting in the 7th District patrol area — this one in the 4300 block of Fourth Street SE, about 2.5 miles from the other shootings, just off I-295 and across from Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling.
Police said a man who was shot in the third incident was conscious and breathing, but had no further information.