Man Shot, Killed in Northeast DC; 3 Shot Nearby Hours Later

Three people have been shot in the same neighborhood where a man was shot and killed early Sunday morning in northeast Washington. Police say one of the victims is 93 years old.  

Police said they found a man in the 400 block of Riggs Road NE about 2:45 a.m. The man was suffering from a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives are still investigating the case. The victim has been identified as Marcellus Thomas, 22, of Northeast.

A man and two women were injured during another shooting happened nearby in the 500 block of Oglethorpe Street NE later Sunday night, police said shortly after 8 p.m. One of the victims is 93 years old, police said. 

They all have non-life threatening injuries.

Police have closed some roads in the area as they investigate the shooting.

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