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Man Killed, 2 Shot in Southeast DC: Police

At least five people were injured, including a pregnant woman, in several separate shootings in Southeast D.C. Wednesday and Thursday, police said

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One man was killed and two people were injured in Southeast Washington, D.C., late Wednesday, as a string of shootings rocked that quadrant of the city, police said.

The man was killed after gunfire erupted about 10:30 p.m. in the 4300 block of 4th Street SE. Up to 90 rounds were fired, and authorities believe there may have been multiple shooters, Cmdr. John Branch said.

Another man and a woman were taken to a hospital, police said.

At least three other people were injured, including a pregnant woman, in other shootings in Southeast D.C. Wednesday and Thursday, police said

The pregnant woman was seriously hurt after several people in two cars opened fire about 3 p.m. in the 2700 block of Wade Road SE. More than 100 rounds were fired, NBC Washington reported. Police are investigating whether that shooting is related to the one on 4th Street SE.

Two more men were reported injured in separate shootings overnight, police said early Thursday.

A man was shot in the 4300 block of Livingston Road SE. He was taken to a hospital, police said.

Police are also investigating a shooting at Parkland Place and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. A man walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound to the upper torso and was taken to another hospital.

Further information wasn’t immediately released about their conditions or names.

Stay with NBC Washington for more on this developing story.

Correction (July 28, 2022, at 7 a.m.): This article misstated the intersection where the shooting took place. It has been corrected.

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