18-year-old killed in Northeast DC shooting

WASHINGTON — An 18-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds was found unconscious by police early Tuesday evening in the 700 block of 16th Street Northeast.

D.C. police responded to a report of a shooting in that area just before 5:30 p.m.

The victim was taken to a hospital where he later died. He has been identified as Tesean Jermaine Ashe of Southeast D.C.

Anyone with information about this shooting should call D.C. police at 202-727-9099. Anonymous information can be sent through text at 50411.

Teta Alim

Teta Alim is a Digital Editor at WTOP. Teta's interest in journalism started in music and moved to digital media.

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