WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place inside Benning Market, located at the 2000 block of Benning Road in Northeast, D.C., just after midnight on Friday. A woman who was inside the store at the time of the shooting has been hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. There were no other injuries reported among those present in the store.
The suspect is a black male believed to be in his 40s. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, pants, and shoes and armed with a silver handgun. Authorities report he was last seen cycling westbound on a green bicycle along the 2000 block of Benning Road.
If you can identify the suspect or have information about this incident, do not intervene. Instead, contact police at (202) 727-9099 or send a text to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.