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Multiple people have been shot in Washington. (Representational image)Multiple people, including a Metropolitan Police Department officer, were injured in a shooting incident in Washington DC on Monday.
In a tweet, the DC Police Department said it is responding to a shooting in the area of 14th and U Street, NW. It also said that MPD chief Robert J. Contee III Chief Contee will soon address a media briefing.
Contee said the shooting occurred at the Moechella event, which was being held without permission. The injured include two adults, a 15-year-old and a police officer. The juvenile succumbed to injuries, while the others are undergoing treatment. Several people were also injured while they were fleeing the area.
Contee further said that it appears a handgun was used in the shooting. However, there was no exchange of gunfire.
Chief Contee and city officials provide an update regarding a shooting with multiple victims shot, including an MPD officer, that occurred this evening in the area of 14th and U Street, NW. https://t.co/j2w5yXqvPZ
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) June 20, 2022
The Metropolitan Police Department also said a fight was broken up at the Moechella concert before the shooting. Shortly after that, there was a secondary incident, Contee said, during which “people started to scatter” and some were “being trampled.” The MPD shut down the concert because it appeared it was “unsafe,” police said.
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