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One dead, 5 hurt in Southwest DC shooting, police say

Investigators are on the lookout for a silver Honda sedan in connection with the shooting.

WASHINGTON — One person is dead and five others are in the hospital after a shooting in Southwest D.C. Friday night, police say.

The shooting happened around 11:15 p.m. Friday night in the 100 block of Forrester Street Southwest,  Metropolitan Police Department investigators say. Police said a total of six people were shot. One woman has died as a result of her injuries. Four men and one woman were hospitalized in the shooting. The extent of their injuries is not known, and those who were hurt have not yet been identified by police. 

The person who died has been identified by police as 35-year-old Temika Johnson of Southwest, D.C.

MPD investigators say they are on the lookout for a silver Honda sedan that may have been involved in the shooting.

Anyone with information about this shooting should contact police at 202-727-9099 or text the department's tip line at 50411.

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