WASHINGTON — A teenager was shot and killed in Northwest D.C. Tuesday night. D.C. police are investigating the death as a homicide.
On Wednesday, D.C. police identified the 16-year-old victim as Yoselis Regino Barrios.
The incident happened around 8:15 p.m. on the 1300 block of Rittenhouse Street. Officers responding to the sounds of gunshots discovered Barrios and one adult male suffering from gunshot wounds.
Barrios and the adult male victim were transported to area hospitals, where the adult male victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Barrios was pronounced dead after life-saving efforts failed.
D.C. police are offering rewards of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible. They can be contacted at 202-727-9099 or anonymous information can be submitted to the text tip line by sending a message to 50411.
Below is a map of the location where D.C. police say the incident happened.
