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Man slain, teen and second man wounded in Anacostia, police say

Gunfire broke out Friday evening, according to police.

June 1, 2024 at 1:49 a.m. EDT
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A man was killed and a female teenager and a second man were wounded in a shooting Friday in the Anacostia area of Southeast Washington, police said.

The shooting was reported about 6 p.m. in the 1600 block of W Street SE, said Officer Hugh Carew, a police spokesman.

The address is a residential street about three blocks south of Marion Barry Avenue SE, the main thoroughfare in the Anacostia area. The avenue had previously been named Good Hope Road.

The juvenile female who was wounded was described by Carew as an older teenager.

No name was available for the man who was fatally wounded. The latest report on the two who were wounded indicated that both were conscious and breathing when taken to a hospital.

No information was immediately available about suspects or motive in the gunfire. Any connection between the three who were shot could not be learned immediately.

In another development, the death earlier this year of a man who was shot two years ago is being investigated as a homicide, police said Friday.

Cesar Barrera, 40, was shot May 10, 2022, in the 2500 block of Pomeroy Road SE and died of his wounds on Feb. 7 this year, the police said. An autopsy determined in May that he died of complications from gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide, police said.