Mass shooting in Washington DC leaves three dead, two injured
Police vehicle at the site of shootout in Washington DC.
Three people were killed and two others suffered injuries in a mass shooting that took place in Washington DC, United States on Sunday (August 6), as per preliminary reports.
Washington DC acting police Chief Pamela Smith said the officers of the district are investigating the shooting that took place in the southeast.
“Let me be clear: this gun violence has to stop. It is incredibly frustrating, we know that someone in the community knows what happening,” Smith said while speaking to WTOP-FM, the commercial all-news radio station of Washington DC.
Responding to the shooting, the officers reached the intersection of Good Hope Road and 16th Street SE before 9 pm, WTOP-FM reported. As per Smith, the officers discovered five victims, four males and one female.
Two males and a female succumbed to their injuries at the scene of the shooting. Two others were rushed to a local hospital and their conditions remain unknown.
This kind of gun violence is not acceptable: police
“This kind of gun violence is not acceptable in the District of Columbia. This is not a war zone. We want our residents to feel safe,” Smith stated, speaking to WTOP-FM. He added that an investigation is being carried out and the officers are still searching for more victims in this case.
“We realise that there may be others who may have been injured tonight. We’re asking you to come forward,” she stated.
Smith further appealedfor help from the peoplein gathering information about what she termed as a 'disturbing fatal shooting'.
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“We realise that there may be others who may have been injured tonight. We are asking you to come forward,” said Smith, adding that the community is required to be involved in stopping the violence in the city. “It can’t rest upon the metropolitan police department to determine what works and what doesn’t work," she said.
Another mass shooting took place in Washingtonlast month whennine people suffered injurieswhile celebrating Independence Day in a neighbourhood, which is about a 20-minute drive east of the White House.
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