WASHINGTON — Multiple shootings across D.C. on Thursday have left four people in the hospital and one person dead.
According to a series of tweets from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the shootings happened in less than four hours.
The first shooting was reported just before 7 p.m. in the 1200 block of Oak Drive in Southeast D.C. When officers arrived they found a woman who had been shot. She was conscious and breathing.
The victim has not been identified and the extent of her injuries has not been released.
MPD says officers are on the lookout for a man wearing a black shirt with dreads and driving a newer black SUV.
The second shooting was reported around 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of 7th Street and I Street in Northwest D.C.
When officers arrived they found an injured man conscious and breathing. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. Homicide detectives were called to the scene to investigate.
The victim was later identified by police as 21-year-old Juwaan Henry, of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Police have not identified any suspects but have asked the public to look out for a man wearing a black hoodie with green writing. If you see a person matching this description, do not approach and call 911.
The third shooting happened in the 1500 block of Good Hope Road in Southeast D.C. just after 9 p.m.
Officers say a man was injured in the shooting. He was conscious and breathing when help arrived. No lookout information has been released and the circumstances surrounding the shooting are unknown at this time.
In a fourth shooting, officers were still investigating the homicide on 7th and I when they heard gunshots about a block away in the 700 block of 7th Street, Northwest. Capt. Justin Roth said that shooting happened around 10:40 p.m. Roth said the woman was shot in the stomach and is expected to recover, and a man was also found with non-life-threatening
A short time later a man walked into a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm from the same incident. His wound was not considered life-threatening.
Police have put out photos of a suspect wanted in the shooting, which can be seen below:
Capt. Roth tells WUSA9 there is no indication there is a connection between the this incident and the earlier fatal shooting at 7th and I Street NW.
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