WASHINGTON – The Metropolitan Police Department is on the lookout for any suspects involved in a shooting in Northwest.

MPD are in the area of the intersection of Sherman Avenue and Harvard Street in Northwest following a shooting Saturday afternoon. Police are searching for a black sedan with heavy tints with damage in the front last seen fleeing southbound in the 2800 block of Sherman Avenue.

This comes less than an hour after a reported officer involved shooting in Northwest near George Washington University. 

No word on any injuries. 

May 17, 2024 — Registration opens today for the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO) 66th Annual Meeting, which will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., September 29 – October 2, 2024. Media registration is available at www.astro.org/annualmeetingpress, and general registration is available at www.astro.org/annualmeeting.

Led by ASTRO President Howard Sandler, MD, FASTRO, the conference is expected to attract up to 10,000 oncologists, clinicians, researchers and other health care professionals from around the globe. ASTRO’s 2024 Annual Meeting will feature:

• More than 2,300 research presentations and posters on advances in radiation oncology and cancer care
• Expert panels and speakers that support the meeting’s theme, “Targeting Provider Wellness for Exceptional Patient Care,” on topics such as mental health support and parental leave, as well as a keynote from Bryan Sexton, PhD, a psychometrician and director of the Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality
• Storytelling sessions, educational panels and workshops covering timely issues such as radiopharmaceutical therapy and the impact of artificial intelligence in health care, and a Presidential Symposium highlighting advances in treating prostate and other genitourinary cancers

Registered attendees can choose to join the meeting in person in Washington, D.C. or with virtual access to livestreams of all scientific and educational sessions. Additionally, for those attending in person, more than 170 exhibitors will showcase state-of-the-art technologies for cancer care in the ASTRO Exhibit Hall.

For more information: www.astro.org

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