A 21-year-old man was killed late Thursday in the Chinatown area of Washington D.C., and less than three hours later, two people were injured in a separate shooting just a block south, police say.
Officers heard what sounded like fireworks about 8:15 p.m. near Seventh and I streets NW and began to search the area, D.C. police said.
A man who had been shot multiple times was found nearby. He was sent to a hospital and died, police said.
He was identified as Juwaan Henry of Silver Spring, Maryland, police said.
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No information about a potential suspect was immediately released. There's a $25,000 reward available for information in the case.
Police say officers were still investigating the fatal shooting about 10:40 p.m. when they heard more gunfire at Seventh and H streets NW, near an entrance to the Gallery Place Metro station, the Chinatown arch and Capital One Arena.
Two people were shot there. A woman was found shot in her abdomen and was taken to a hospital, police said. A man later walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound to his arm, police said. Both are expected to survive, according to police.
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Police later released photos of a suspect in the second shooting.
It was unclear if the two shootings were related, police said.
The outbreak of violence in the Northwest D.C. neighborhood came a day after 12 people were shot, three fatally, in at least four separate incidents across the District. Two of those shootings happened just blocks apart.
