Teen killed in shooting near Washington Convention Center – WTOP News

A young person was killed after being shot a number of occasions in Northwest D.C.

It occurred Friday simply earlier than 5 p.m. on the 1200 block of seventh Road close to the Washington Conference Middle.

Police discovered a 15-year-old boy with a number of gunshot wounds in an alley. He was taken to the hospital however later died from his accidents.

“I actually really feel heartbroken,” stated D.C. police Assistant Chief Andre Wright in a information convention Friday night time.

Police stated they’re on the lookout for one individual, who received out of a Silver Mercedes with tinted home windows, ran previous a bunch of individuals on the sidewalk, into the alley and shot at a selected group of those that included {the teenager}. The individual then ran again down the road into the ready car, Wright stated.

He described the individual as between 5 ft, 10 inches or 5 ft, 11 inches, with a really skinny construct, sporting blue denims, a dark-colored jacket, a masks and tennis sneakers. Police said he additionally had two handguns; and the automobile could have front-end injury and unknown paper tags.

Close by was a Middle Metropolis Public Constitution College campus, the place officers additionally responded to safe the varsity, despite the fact that a lot of the college students had already left, Wright stated.

The taking pictures, Wright stated, gave the impression to be a “very focused occasion” and that the person got here to shoot at a selected group of individuals. “We don’t know the motives, however we do know primarily based on what we’ve seen that that is focused.”

Wright stated it was a “disturbing development” to see younger folks concerned in “petty disputes,” the place a firearm is launched. He stated he associated to what has been taking place to younger folks in D.C.

“I used to be born and raised right here within the metropolis and received right into a little bit of bother myself as a younger man,” he stated. “I hope and pray for these younger people that they get an opportunity to do what I did, which is outlive their errors and develop as much as look again on among the issues that we did that was silly however nonetheless  had been capable of have productive lives.”

On the complaints from residents about teams of people reported to have been seen hanging out within the alley, Wright stated juveniles do spend time within the alley infrequently.

“However clearly, having younger males, and girls typically, both hand around in entrance of addresses and even typically within the alley will not be unlawful. So we have now to guarantee that we’re not infringing on the rights of oldsters who’ve a proper to be on the sidewalks and different areas,” Wright stated.

Anybody with data on what occurred ought to name D.C. police at 202-727-9099. Beneath is the realm the place it occurred.

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