Shooting in Southeast D.C. Leaves One Man Injured

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A shooting in Southeast D.C. left one man injured early this morning. The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department is investigating the shooting.

Just after 1 am, officers arrived at the 5200 block of Astor Place to investigate a report of a shooting. At the location, police found an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive.

The identity of the victim has not been released at this time.

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. This case remains under investigation.

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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