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Violent Christmas Eve in D.C. Ends With 6 Shootings,
Including 2 Deaths
Wednesday, Dec 24, 2014 • Updated at 11:08 PM EST
D.C. police investigated six shootings on Christmas
Eve, including two police-involved incidents.
Police shot and killed a suspected robber Wednesday
afternoon and later shot a man driving a carjacked FedEx truck. In both cases, D.C.
police officials said the alleged suspects first opened fire on officers, who
then fired back.
Around 5:30 p.m., a woman was shot at 14th and
Randolph streets NW outside the Sabor Latino Bar and Grill in Columbia Heights.
She was hospitalized and later pronounced
dead.
The lookout in that shooting is for a Hispanic man
wearing a red shirt with white pants.
Police reported another shooting just after 9 p.m. in
the 1200 block of Stevens Road SE in Barry Farm. The victim was found
unconscious and homicide detectives have been notified. No suspect information
has been released.
A fifth shooting was reported just before 10 p.m. in
the 2600 block of Sherman Avenue NW in Columbia Heights. A man with gunshot
wounds was found, and homicide detectives have been notified. D.C. police
tweeted the suspect wore a black jacket, black pants and a black mask.
The sixth shooting was
reported in the 800 block of Bladensburg Road NE near Trinidad. A man with
gunshot wounds was found there, and homicide detectives were notified.
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