The chief mentioned two males, who had been discovered close to a automobile, and a 4-year-old had been wounded, however their accidents weren’t regarded as life-threatening.

Contee mentioned the 4-year-old was not the meant goal of the taking pictures, and was not associated to the others injured. He mentioned police believed there was an trade of gunfire, and investigators had taken one individual believed to be concerned within the incident into custody.

D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III mentioned the taking pictures within the Brightwood Park neighborhood occurred amongst a number of individuals. There was no instant hazard to the group, he mentioned.

“That is the kind of factor that you just see when individuals recklessly use firearms in our streets,” Contee mentioned. “A 4-year-old, unintended, who has nothing to do with this, will get injured by another person’s reckless conduct.”

D.C. needs to save lots of at-risk individuals. Violence, missteps marred the hassle.

On the scene of the taking pictures, neighbors peered on the roads blocked off by police tape, rows of blue and purple lights flashing. One household ducked below the police tape, with two kids carrying faculty backpacks. One man walked onto his entrance yard and threw his palms within the air.

The taking pictures was amongst a number of in D.C. Monday evening wherein individuals had been wounded.

“These might be homicides however for marksmanship,” Contee mentioned, calling for accountability for many who use unlawful firearms. “There must be no compromise in that area.”

Bowser (D), who’s operating for reelection, mentioned town is targeted on addressing unlawful weapons, these utilizing unlawful weapons, and allocating assets to the police division. She mentioned she needs to make sure the regulation isn’t modified “to be extra lenient” on gun offenders within the metropolis — a remark that got here as town council is contemplating modifications to its prison code.

Bowser additionally mentioned she’s going to proceed investments in violence interruption work, one of many many interventions she mentioned has proven indicators of success throughout D.C. She added that there’s “ongoing violence interruption work” within the hall the place the Kennedy Avenue taking pictures occurred.