It’s been a violent start to the week in the District, as police investigate several shootings in just 24 hours. At least three people have been killed. FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick has the latest.
WASHINGTON – A violent start to the week in Washington, D.C., has left at least three people dead as police investigate multiple shootings in just 24 hours. Despite a 31% decrease in homicides citywide, a wave of gunfire since Monday morning has claimed several lives.
The latest incident occurred around 1 a.m. Tuesday on Edgewood Street in northeast D.C where a victim was critically injured. FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick reported up to 20 evidence markers at the scene near Edgewood Commons apartment building.
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Monday began with a homicide at 10 a.m. on Eastern Avenue, near the Prince George’s County line. Minutes later, another man was shot and killed in the 4100 block of Southern Avenue, also near the county line in the Fort Davis area.
Police identified both victims as adults and stated that the shootings do not appear to be connected or random. These fatalities mark the 151st and 152nd homicides in D.C. this year.
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Gunfire continued into the night, with a fatal shooting around 9 p.m. on T Street, across from McKinley Tech High School, marking the 153rd homicide of the year.
Two additional shootings were reported Monday night in southeast Washington, but there is no word yet on any victims.
D.C. police are expected to release the identities of the three men killed later Tuesday.
Violence may seem to be rising in D.C., but police say there is no citywide surge.
According to police, the violence has been in short, intense bursts, driven by conflicts between small groups.
Homicide numbers in the District are down this year, but this sudden burst of violence is raising new questions.
Police report 18 homicides to date for 2026. This is in comparison to 41 this time last year – which is a 56 percent drop.
But since April 1, MPD report seven homicides, including Tuesday’s murders of two boys ages 12 and 13.
“We’re still processing the scene but we do know there were a large number of shots fired in a very small period of time,” said MPD Police Chief Jeffrery Carroll at the Tuesday shooting scene.
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So why now?
Police say this isn’t random. Instead, it’s targeted violence, driven by conflicts between small groups of people.
The kind of disputes that can quickly spiral.
“Over the past week, we’ve seen an increase in fatal shootings. It appears to be interpersonal violence between groups of individuals,” added Carroll.
With easy access to guns, even minor disputes can turn deadly – even with police seizing between 40 to 50 firearms in a typical week.
MPD said in 2025 they removed almost 3,000 guns off the streets.
In addition, with the warmer weather more people are gathering outdoors.
Cities often see short-term spring or summer spikes in crime.
Furthermore, MPD says the violence is concentrated in specific neighborhoods, especially parts of the southeast.
To combat spikes in crime, MPD will often respond by flooding high-crime hot spots with officers – which this year has meant federal agents, including ATF, Secret Service, and the National Guard.
Even with the recent spike in murders, D.C. remains on track for one of its lowest homicide years in decades.
A D.C. police officer was arrested and charged with sexual solicitation of a minor and child pornography.
Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Matthew Mahl, who previously served as chairman of the D.C. Police Union, was arrested in Harford County, Maryland.
MPD revoked Mahl’s police powers and placed him on administrative leave, a spokesperson said. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office contacted MPD’s internal affairs division shortly after he was arrested, they said.
“The allegations in this case are extremely disturbing, and in direct contrast to the values of the Metropolitan Police Department. MPD’s Internal Affairs Division will investigate violations of MPD policy once the criminal investigation concludes,” a statement said.
Court records show Mahl is being held without bond and is scheduled for a bond review hearing on Wednesday.
Stay with NBC Washington for more details on this developing story.
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