Two people died and five others are hurt after a shooting in Northwest D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood overnight Sunday, police say.
The shooting occurred in the 700 block of P Street NW at about 3 a.m. At the scene, officers found that five men and two women had been shot. The location is close to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
“The initial information that we have at this time is a total of seven people were shot at this location,” D.C. Police Executive Assistant Chief Jeffrey Carroll said.
The two deceased victims were identified as Anthony Brown, 32, of Southeast D.C., and Jay Lucks, 32, of Baltimore.
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The five people injured in the shooting were in hospitals in stable condition, police said.
Some residents said they saw a fight outside the Play DC Lounge at the time of the shooting. A person who lives in a nearby apartment told News4 they heard a commotion and saw people running.
"I live one block over, so I could hear the gunshots at 3 a.m., and it was quite disturbing," another resident said. "It was an initial burst of six or seven, followed by a little bit of silence and then two more."
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The circumstances of the shooting are under investigation. Officers are reviewing surveillance footage and are searching for one or multiple suspects.
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