D.C. police are trying to figure out what happened inside an apartment in the Congress Heights neighborhood Monday afternoon that led to the shooting of three men.
Officers found two of the victims inside an apartment in the 3400 block of 13th Place SE. One man didn't survive and was pronounced dead on the scene. A second man found inside the apartment was taken to a hospital by ambulance. He had non-life-threatening injuries.
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WATCH HEREThen, steps from a playground on a warm and busy Memorial Day, police found a third victim. His injuries, while serious, were also described as not life-threatening.
Investigators closed off the area — 13th and Savannah streets SE — with yellow crime scene tape. It's about a block from where the triple shooting is believed to have happened at about 2 p.m. The street where the shooting took place is a cul-de-sac with one way in, one way out.
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SIGN UP On Tuesday afternoon, police identified the man who died as James Robinson, 30, of Southeast D.C.
D.C. police released information about a vehicle they were seeking in connection with the shooting. It’s described as a 2021 black Genesis with heavily tinted windows and Virginia temporary tags.
Police have not released any information about a possible motive for the shooting.
