Father’s Day Shooting Leaves Six-Year-Old Boy and Father Injured in D.C.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Father’s Day took a tragic turn in Southeast, D.C., when a six-year-old boy and his father were the victims of a shooting Sunday night.

Officers from the Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department arrived at the 2200 Block of Minnesota Avenue shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday night, close to the intersection of 22nd Street. Police discovered the injured pair inside a vehicle.

The young boy was rushed to the hospital, where he currently remains in critical but stable condition, while his father was also hospitalized, although his condition remains undisclosed. The investigation is ongoing, with no suspects or motives identified thus far.

If you have any information about this incident, please take no action but call the police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.

Kristen Harrison-Oneal
Kristen Oneal is a freelance reporter and stay-at-home mom with experience writing her local chamber of commerce's monthly newsletter. She covers Philadelphia news and occasionally dabbles in human interest stories for Shore News Network.

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