Northeast DC

16-Year-Old Shot in Northeast DC

Officers responded to 21st Street NE on Sunday night

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A 16-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting in Northeast D.C. on Sunday night, police say. 

The boy was shot in the hip and was in stable condition, the Metropolitan Police Department said. 

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Officers responded to the 600 block of 21st Street NE, south of Benning Road, after receiving a call at about 8:40 p.m. reporting a shooting. The boy was taken to a hospital. A number of police cars could be seen in the area.

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No information was immediately released on a suspect or what preceded the shooting. 

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