Fatal Shooting In Northwest D.C.Leaves 23-Year-Old Dead

by Kristen Harrison-Oneal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A 23-year-old man was tragically shot and killed in Northwest Washington in the early hours of Tuesday, police say.

A report of a shooting led officers to respond to the 3100 block of 16th Street shortly after 1 am. Once they arrived, they found a person who had been shot. Despite the immediate life-saving measures taken, the victim could not be saved and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The deceased individual has been identified as Diallo Wright, a 23-year-old resident of Northwest, DC.

If you have any information regarding this case, please contact the police at 202-727-9099. Alternatively, anonymous tips can be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.

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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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