Two DC Public Schools administrators were shot Monday night in a car in the Barry Farm neighborhood of Southeast D.C., police and school officials said.
The man and woman were shot about 7:20 p.m. Monday on the 1500 block of Eaton Road SE, D.C. police said. Both victims, whom police did not identify, were conscious and breathing.
The victims work at Roosevelt STAY High School in Northwest D.C. and Ballou STAY High School in Southeast D.C., school district spokeswoman Michelle Lerner said. The alternative schools teach non-traditional students seeking GEDs.
"The DC Public Schools community is shocked and saddened by the violence against our administrators and are hoping for a swift recovery of our colleagues," Lerner said in a statement. "We continue to work with MPD in the ongoing investigation."
Police are searching for Justin Headspeth, 23, who is charged in a warrant with assault with intent to kill.
Headspeth was described by police only as a black man who stands about 5-foot-6 and weighs about 160 pounds.
No information was immediately available on what preceded the shooting or whether the victims may have been targeted in connection to their jobs.
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