1 dead, 2 injured in Southeast DC shooting

Police in D.C. are investigating a triple shooting in Southeast D.C. that left one person dead and two others injured Wednesday night.

Police said it happened just before 7 p.m. on Good Hope Road in the Anacostia area.

A man was found unconscious and breathing. However, he later died at the hospital.

Two other people were injured at the scene and taken to the hospital. Police said they are expected to survive.

Police say they are searching for the shooter, but did not have an initial suspect description.

Good Hope Road between 14th Street and Minnesota Avenue SE, and the 1900 block of 14th Street SE between U Street and T Street SE were closed in both directions for several hours as police investigated the scene.

Below is a map of where the shooting occurred.

Juan Herrera

Juan Herrera is an associate producer for WTOP News. He joined the radio news team in 2021 after previously working for WMAL News as a news assistant. He is a graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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