3 dead, several injured in separate violent crimes across DC

WASHINGTON (7News) — It was a violent start to Saturday in the District where three people lost their lives and several others were injured.

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) responded to four separate shootings and a triple stabbing during the early morning hours.

MPD first responded to a quadruple shooting in Northeast D.C. Two men died and a man and woman were taken to the hospital for their injuries.

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Less than a mile away, police then responded to a triple stabbing on Eckington Place, Northeast. The three victims were taken to the hospital for their injuries and two people have been charged.

D.C. Police then responded to a report of gunshots at the 700 block of H Street, Northeast around 1:30 a.m. Police were later notified a woman was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle and was being treated for non-life-threatening gunshot injuries.

Approximately 10 minutes later, MPD responded to a shooting in the 2800 block of Hartford Street, Southeast. Police found evidence of a shooting and were later notified that a man was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries at an area hospital.

The last shooting police responded to was in the 1500 block of Butler Street, Southeast around 6:40 a.m. Police were initially called for sounds of gunshots and found a man dead from gunshot wounds in a parking lot at an apartment complex.