Two Gunshot Victims Found in D.C. Wednesday

D.C. police found two gunshot victims at separate crime scenes Wednesday afternoon.

Crews responded to the 5800 block of Field Place NE around 3:30 p.m. for a shooting, a couple blocks from H.D. Woodson High School. A shooting victim was found unconscious, and later pronounced dead. His death is now being investigated as a homicide.

Within 30 minutes, crews were dispatched to the 4600 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SW for a shooting. A man was found with serious to life-threatening injuries and taken to a local hospital.

No motive or suspect information has been released in either shooting.

Tuesday night, 36-year-old Elike Rahmon Richardson was found dead in the 4400 block of C Street SE, just two miles from the Field Place NE shooting.

If you have any tips, call police at 202-727-9099.

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