A young man was killed and another man is in the hospital with critical injuries after a double shooting in Southeast D.C. Tuesday, police said.
The shooting took place inside a takeout restaurant, America’s Best Wings, on Benning Road SE at East Capitol Street, about a block from the Benning Road Metro station.
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Police said the person who died was pronounced dead at the scene but the other man is expected to survive.
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SIGN UP “We don’t know what led to the shooting, but it appears to us that both the victim and suspect were familiar to each other,” Hickman said.
As the investigation unfolded, officers and forensic experts huddled around the entrance of the restaurant as detectives went door to door collecting evidence and reviewing surveillance video.
At last update, there were no details about a motive, but police confirmed they don’t believe it was a random attack.
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“We’re looking for a male wearing a black jacket and blue shorts, last seen getting into a black vehicle and leaving the parking lot on East Capitol Street going eastbound,” Hickman said.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone who knows anything is encouraged to call MPD.
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