A teen was shot to death near the Washington Convention Center in Northwest D.C. Friday evening.
D.C. police and D.C. Fire and EMS went to the 700 block of N Street NW at the back of the Convention Center before 5 p.m.
D.C. police said the shooter got out of a car and fired shots at a group of teens.
A 15-year-old boy was hit multiple times and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
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The victim has been identified as Makai Green, 15, of Northwest D.C.
“We’re looking for a lone shooter, who exited a silver Mercedes with tinted windows, ran past through the folks on the sidewalk, ran to the alley and shot at a specific group of people of which this juvenile was a part of,” D.C. police Assistant Chief Andre Wright said.
Police said it was a targeted shooting.
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Police said they have images of the car and the shooter. They say the masked gunman is about 5-foot-10 or 5-foot-11 with a very thin build who was wearing blue jeans and a dark jacket.
Concerned community members say the scene has become a popular place for teens to hang out.
Stay with News4 for more on this developing story.
