WASHINGTON — Four people have been killed and three others were injured in separate shootings in D.C. on the Fourth of July, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
At 4:29 p.m., police officers responded to the area of North Capitol Street and Patterson Street Northeast. The victim, a man, was suffering from gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead. Police were looking for a man with a slim build, dreadlocks, and he was wearing blue jeans. He was last seen in a silver BMW convertible with a yellow license tag.
He was identified Wednesday as 44-year-old Charles Antonio Stanton, of Southeast D.C.
Wednesday afternoon, the city administrator confirmed that homicide occurred just as one of the city's 28 "Safety Go Teams" were setting up. The Go Teams consisted of 6-8 community members who were dispatched to neighborhoods police identified. Their goal was to walk the block and keep the peace.
Police confirm a second homicide occurred while the Go Team was already in place in the Trinidad neighborhood of Northeast.
At 6:43 p.m., officers went to the 4200 block of 6th Street, Southeast for a reported shooting. They found a woman who had been shot. She was conscious and breathing when she was taken to an area hospital. Her current condition has not been released. No suspect information has been released.
At 6:46 p.m., officers with DC Police and Prince George's County Police were called to the 600 block of Eastern Avenue Northeast for a shooting. They found a man who had been shot. He was not conscious and not breathing when he was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police said the man was driving a car when he was shot, and that car crashed into a building. No other people were injured in the crash. No suspect information has been released.
He was identified as 54-year-old Keith Bradley, of Southeast D.C.
At 7:34 p.m., officers were called to the 4000 block of Livingston Road Southeast for a shooting. They found a man who had been shot. He was not conscious and not breathing when he was taken to an area hospital. He was later pronounced dead. Police were looking for a silver vehicle in connection to the shooting, but no suspect details were available.
He was identified Wednesday as 28-year-old Nathaniel Holmes, of Southeast D.C.
Around 10:15 p.m., officers responded to Mississippi Avenue Southeast, nearby 15th Street Southeast, for a reported shooting. The victim called authorities from that location but the shooting happened just a short distance away on Stanton Road Southeast, off of Trenton Place Southeast. The victim, a woman, was driving when the car they were in was shot at. The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No information has been released about a suspect.
Officers received a call around 11 p.m. about a shooting on Neal Street Northeast, Montello Avenue Northeast. Upon arrival at the scene, they found a juvenile girl suffering from gunshot wounds. She was taken to a local hospital to be treated for critical injuries, and as of 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, she was still hospitalized. Police said they are investigating the shooting as an assault with the intent to kill. No suspect information has been released.
Around 11:54 p.m., officers responded to 13th Street Northwest, off of Monroe Street Northwest, about a shooting. Upon arrival, a man was found shot in the chest. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment, but he was pronounced dead. No information has been released about a motive or suspect in the case.
He was identified Wednesday as 22-year-old Jesse Benitez, of Northwest D.C.
The violence did not end Tuesday evening. Around 1 a.m. Wednesday morning, nine people were shot, including a child and teen, near Meade Street and 47th Place Northeast. All of those injured are expected to survive.
By WUSA9's count, D.C. saw nine total shootings in a 16-hour period, with 17 total victims, four of whom died.
Acting Police Chief Leslie Parsons said Wednesday despite the violent ngiht, officers were patrolling neighborhoods.
"MPD was out there," Chief Parsons said, "we were in community. We covered all the major events downtown and when they ended we shifted those resources back to community."
Anyone with information about these cases is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.
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