A shooter opened fire near Dupont Circle Tuesday afternoon and sent a man to the hospital, police said.
The shooting happened at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Q Street Northwest, steps away from the Dupont Circle Metro station.
D.C. police said officers responded about 4 p.m. and found a man with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle.
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He was taken to a hospital in critical condition and was receiving treatment Tuesday evening, police said.
Photos from the scene show a silver Mercedes-Benz G-Class with New York plates stopped near a dark-colored Nissan with scratches on its passenger side door.
No information was immediately released about a potential suspect, but police ask anyone with information to contact them.
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