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Man dies after shooting in Southwest DC

WASHINGTON — An 18-year-old man is dead and a boy was wounded after a shooting in Southwest D.C. on Saturday.

At around 9:20 p.m., D.C. police responded to reports of a shooting in the 300 block of P Street. After arriving, police found a man and a boy suffering from gunshot wounds in the 1400 block of 4th Street.

Both were taken to hospitals, where the man later died, according to a news release from D.C. police.

The man has been identified as Khyre Amar Ledbetter, of Northeast D.C.

The boy’s injuries were not life threatening.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to call D.C. police at 202-727-9099.

Below is a map of the area where police say the victims were found.

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