WASHINGTON — Two people are in custody and police are searching for a third suspect in a triple shooting that injured a 4-year-old boy in Northwest D.C.
According to a spokesperson from the Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting happened around 6 p.m. in the 100 block of Kennedy St. NW.
When officers arrived they learned two men had been shot. While investigating, police learned a 4-year-old boy had also been shot and taken to the hospital. He is expected to be OK. The two men were found near a car and were taken to an area hospital for help. Both of those men were taken into custody following their release from the hospital.
Police believe several people were shooting at each other, but additional details about the circumstances of the shooting have not yet been released.
Police are still searching for another suspect. A photo of the suspect is below:
Anyone who may know who the man is should contact MPD at 202-727-9099 or text the department's tip line at 50411.
Tuesday morning, during a breakfast with Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Council, MPD Chief Robert Contee III addressed Monday's shooting while speaking about crime stats in the District. He said in many cases, the difference between a victim dying and person surviving is "marksmanship."
"That child last night, that 4-year-old who is only alive today by the grace of God. A centimeter to the left could have been a difference in that crime scene," Contee said Tuesday.
"We had two other individuals who were also shot," Contee told the DC Council, "They were victims, but guess what. They are also suspects."
Contee said one suspect was arrested Monday night and another Tuesday morning.
"Because community video revealed that both of them were shooting," Contee said, "so they're victims, but they're also suspects."
In a press conference Monday night, Chief Contee spoke passionately about the issue of gun violence in the District.
"When you got people who got illegal guns in their possession, they will use them in what I've witnessed are simple arguments, simple disputes. Somebody bumping shoulders with somebody and because somebody has a gun in that situation, they use it. That's what people do with illegal firearms," Contee said Monday night.