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Police: Teen arrested in connection to child’s 2020 shooting

Officers say the unidentified boy has been charged with Assault with Intent to Commit Robbery.

WASHINGTON — (The video above is from Aug. 21, 2020)

Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection to a 2020 shooting that left a 5-year-old boy injured. 

Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) say the shooting happened in the 1300 block of Congress Street SE on Aug. 21, 2020.

A mother and her 5-year-old son were walking to the grocery store when the intended victims of a robbery fled and one of the robbers fired a gun multiple times. The child was hit in the stomach by a bullet. 

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According to MPD, a 17-year-old boy was arrested in September 2020 in connection to the shooting. He was charged with Assault with Intent to Murder while Armed. 

More than a year later, a 14-year-old boy has also been arrested in connection to the shooting. Officers say the unidentified boy has been charged with Assault with Intent to Commit Robbery.  

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Metropolitan Police Department confirms a five-year-old was shot in the 1300 block of Congress St. in southeast D.C. The shooting was reported at 4:24pm. MPD is looking for a Black male wearing a white shirt and black jeans who was seen running from the scene with two other Black males.

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