"We have a child who was killed today at an event that did not have any proper planning," Bowser said. Mayor Muriel Bowser called for accountability during a press conference Sunday night. None of the victims have been identified by police and Contee did not mention a suspect.Īccording to Moechella’s Instagram page, the event was a Juneteenth “peaceful demonstration” with several musical artists performing on U Street, a historically Black neighborhood in the nation's capital.ĭ.C. Attorneys Office for the District of Columbia announced. Superior Court in October, ordering him to keep away from the Capitol grounds, months before be brought a gun to the U.S. Crime and Public Safety FOX 5 DC WASHINGTON - Officials have announced that the suspected shooter who injured four people including a 12-year-old girl in Northwest is dead. “We certainly want to make sure people are held accountable when they hold unpermitted events in our city,” Contee said Sunday night. An off-duty FBI agent who shot and killed a man in an altercation on a platform at Metro Center on Dec. EDT Larry Dawson was issued a 'stay away order' by D.C. Police said they recovered several firearms from the area, including one from someone who was shot. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said authorities were beginning to lift a lockdown at Edmund Burke and students are. No one was injured in the incident, according to the. Three adult victims, including the officer, were in local hospitals recovering, and a 15-year-old boy died, Contee said. The shooting happened on the 2900 block of Van Ness Street Northwest, MPD said. Investigators say around 2:30 pm, a gunman opened fire on the 300 block of 37th Street Southeast in DC’s Fort Dupont neighborhood. Later, shots were fired among the crowd, police said.įour people were shot, including a police officer and a juvenile. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee told reporters Sunday night that several hundred people gathered for the Juneteenth advocacy and music festival called “Moechella,” repeatedly referring to it as an “unpermitted event.”Ĭontee said police moved to break up the event after a fight and another incident led to several people being trampled and injured. A firearm was recovered after the second incident. street event that police said was “unpermitted.” A 15-year-old was killed and three people, including a police officer, were shot Sunday amid a Washington, D.C.
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