At least nine people, including a child and a teenager, were injured in a shooting in the nation’s capital early Wednesday during Fourth of July celebrations, police said.
Officers responded to reports of a shooting on Meade Street just before 1 a.m. local time, Washington, D.C., Police Department Assistant Chief Leslie Parsons said in a video release.
When they arrived, officers found several gunshot victims, with a total of nine people injured. Some sought treatment at local hospitals themselves, while others were rushed by first responders, Parsons said.
A nine-year-old child and a 17-year-old were among those shot, he said. All of the victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Parsons said the victims had been gathered for Fourth of July celebrations.
He said the shooting was believed to have been targeted.
A suspect had yet to be identified but Parsons said police were looking for a dark SUV.
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