Teen dead, several, including police officer, shot at near White House in US
Chandigarh, June 20
A shooting incident in Washington, D.C. killed one teenager, while three adults were injured, police said on Monday.
The shooting occurred late Sunday night in “the area of 14th and U Street, NW”, a popular area filled with stores, restaurants and bars, Xinhua news agency quoted the Metropolitan Police Department as saying.
Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee told reporters that a 15-year-old was killed while three adults — two civilians and one police officer — were wounded but are expected to survive.
D.C. Police Union tweeted that the officer who was shot “has been transported to the hospital and is in stable condition”.
A free music festival marking Juneteenth was being held in that area when the shooting broke out and caused panic among the crowd.
Contee said the event was held without permission.
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La policía responde a un tiroteo en Washington, donde se reporta qué hay varias personas heridas por disparos, incluido un oficial de policía, según dijo la policía local. pic.twitter.com/2paIaIHh8U
BREAKING: first victim girl, 16, dead and ‘several injured’ in Washington DC public event shooting. One officer shot in the leg. pic.twitter.com/DpkoWQM6Bt
MPD is responding to the area of 14th and U Street, NW, for a shooting incident in which multiple people have been shot, including an MPD officer. Media staging at 15th and U Street, NW. Chief Contee to provide a media briefing.
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) June 20, 2022
— César Jiménez Mtz (@cmjimenezxto) June 20, 2022
— Joshua Jered (@Joshuajered) June 20, 2022
The incident came a day after shots were fired inside a large shopping mall in Virginia, near Washington, D.C. No one appeared to have been shot but three people were taken to the hospital for injuries suffered while they were fleeing from inside, according to police. More than 20,000 people have died due to gun violence across the US so far this year, according to the latest data from Gun Violence Archive. IANS
