A 17-year-old boy was killed, and a 14-year-old boy was shot at the Congress Heights Metro station in Southeast D.C. on Monday, authorities said.
The gunfire was reported at 1290 Alabama Avenue SE at around 10:11 p.m. The shooting was targeted at the teens, who were together in a bus bay, police said.
Metro Transit Police responded and found a D.C. officer already administering CPR to one of the teens, authorities said.
Metro police said the older teenager was taken to a hospital with critical injuries and later pronounced dead. They added that the second teen suffered an injury that is not life-threatening. Their names were not immediately released. D.C. police said a third person suffered a graze wound.
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The slain teen was identified as Martez Toney, of Southeast D.C.
Toney is the first homicide victim known in D.C. this year. A $25,000 reward is available for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.
Dunbar High School said he was a student there and support is available for the community through the DCCPS School Mental Health team.
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"Let us join in sending love and support to their family as they grieve this devastating loss. As a member of the Dunbar family, we know our student will be missed by all who know them," a letter from Principal Nadine Smith said.
A gun was recovered at the scene, police said. According to court documents, the weapon was a Polymer80 ghost gun — a privately made firearm without a serial number. Polymer80, a company that sells kits to build guns, was banned from doing business in the District and ordered to pay a $4 million penalty in August 2022.
The Metropolitan Police Department is taking the lead on the homicide investigation. The investigation is ongoing. A motive for the shooting and information on suspects was not provided.
Police are asking the public to report anything they know about the shooting.
“We have access to certain things, as far as cameras and other technologies, but we have to have the community’s assistance to solve these crimes,” said 7th District police Cmdr. John Branch.
Metro General Manager Randy Clark said he is heartbroken at the violent incident on Metro property.
"Our community & country must come together to stop gun violence," he said on Twitter.
Violence was also troubling Cmdr. Branch.
“I’m tired of having to come to these shootings. We have to learn as a community how to resolve our problems, our issues, without violence,” Branch said in a press conference after the shooting.
Last month, a 16-year-old boy was arrested for shooting a 15-year-old boy in the thigh during a fight at the Benning Road Metro station, police said. Two bystanders, a second 15-year-old boy and a woman, were also injured.
Monday's shooting comes days after D.C. police announced they recorded more than 200 homicides for the second year in a row, a level previously not seen since 2003. However, homicides declined 10% from 2021 to 2022, according to police data updated Sunday.
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