WASHINGTON, D.C. — A teenage boy was grazed in the head by a bullet during an armed robbery Tuesday night in Northeast D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
The shooting happened just before 8:30 p.m. in the 3700 block of Hayes Street. Police said two people approached the teen, and one suspect pointed a gun at him and demanded his belongings before firing.
Officers found the teen with a graze wound to his head. He was treated at the scene by medics and transported to a hospital for further evaluation.
Both suspects fled before police arrived.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Metropolitan Police Department at (202) 727-9099 or send an anonymous text tip to 50411.
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