Attempted Armed Robbery Leaves Man Shot In D.C.

by Kristen Harrison-Oneal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In connection with a shooting and attempted Armed Robbery in Southeast D.C. on Thursday night, detectives from the Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department are seeking the cooperation of the public to identify and find the suspects and vehicle involved.

Shortly before midnight, authorities responded to a shooting at the 1300 block of W Street. Upon arrival, they located a male victim who had been shot. The victim was immediately transported to a nearby hospital for medical care, and fortunately, the injuries were not considered life-threatening.

A nearby surveillance camera captured the suspects and the suspect’s vehicle, described as: “a dark-colored newer model two-door Ford Mustang.”

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. The shooting remains under investigation.

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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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