The shooting occurred at the corner of O Street NW and North Capitol Street, just north of New York Avenue in the Truxton Circle neighborhood. DC Police and DC Fire & EMS were called to the area for a report of multiple people shot. Units arrived shortly after 12:45 p.m. and found several people shot in the street. 🚨 HAVE YOU SEEN THIS VEHICLE?🚨 MPD is asking for help locating this suspicious vehicle in connection with the shooting that just happened in the block of O Street, NW. Do you have information? Call (202) 727-9099/text 50411 pic.twitter.com/1srKmPEIS8 — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) August 24, 2022 Police say a dark SUV pulled up and two gunmen jumped out and started shooting. Two men were pronounced dead at the scene and three men were taken to hospital themselves. Executive Assistant Chief Ashan Benedict described the area as an “outdoor drug market” that police regularly patrol. The shooting occurred at the corner of O Street NW and N. Capitol Street, just north of New York Avenue. According to police, the first call for help came from three members of the D.C. Fire Department who happened to be on the block inspecting buildings. The tent is located on a vibrant neighborhood block near the So Others Might Eat homeless outreach program and a bilingual charter school. Parents are seen picking up students around 2 p.m Police cordoned off the area to investigate. It was not immediately known if they have a suspect. Police obtained video from a Tesla whose cameras captured the shooting from multiple angles. Several streets were closed around the scene of the shooting, police said: First Street NW between O and P streets and the 1300 block of N. Capital Street. Metro buses are being rerouted until further notice. Shooting investigation: 3rd Precinct ROAD CLOSES 1st NW between O and W, 1300 Block of North Capital is also closed, Metro buses are also rerouted, until further notice. — DC Police Traffic (@DCPoliceTraffic) August 24, 2022 There was no word on what may have led to the shooting. Police have cordoned off the area while they investigate. Overnight, another fatal shooting occurred about half a block away. In that incident, a 25-year-old man was killed and a woman was injured at Florida Avenue and N. Capitol Street. It was not known if these shootings may be related. So far this year, 136 people have lost their lives in homicides in the District, compared with 131 people at the same time last year, according to Metropolitan Police figures. Overall violent crime is up 2%, and assaults with dangerous weapons are down 11%. This is a developing story. Please refresh for updates.
