WASHINGTON — A child has been hospitalized after a shooting in Northeast, D.C. early Tuesday morning, Metropolitan Police Department officers said.
The shooting happened at 53rd and East Capitol Street around 12:30 a.m.
The child was immediately taken to the hospital following the shooting.
The child's condition remains unknown at this time. The victims in the shooting were a 4-year-old girl and her mother, police said. They were both conscious and breathing when taken to the hospital. The events leading up to the shooting still remain unclear.
Police believe the shooting did happen outside on the street.
No suspect is in custody, police said.
This story is developing.
In a separate incident involving a child, Davon McNeal, 11, was shot and killed by a stray bullet while grabbing a phone charger before heading to a community cookout on the Fourth of July.
That shooting happened in the 1400 block of Ceder Street SE around 9:20 p.m. and the boy was hit after a group of five fired shots in his direction, according to D.C. police.
Davon was a sixth-grade student at Kramer Middle School in D.C. Public Schools system, the District confirmed.
Four men have since been charged with Davon's murder.
These recent shootings have spiraled in the District as the city faces over 100 murders, a 26% increase from this time in 2019.
