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Man shot in Southeast DC

The Metropolitan Police Department has shut down Congress Street between 13th Place & Savannah Place while officers investigate.

WASHINGTON — Police are investigating after a man was shot in Southeast D.C. Thursday afternoon.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called to the 1300 block of Congress Street just before 3:45 p.m.

When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot. The man was conscious and breathing when help arrived. 

Officers are on the lookout for a white sedan, last seen traveling westbound in the 1200 block of Congress Street.

The police department has shut down Congress Street between 13th Place & Savannah Place while officers investigate.

Officers say closures are subject to change. 

Police have not released any information regarding a motive or what may have happened in the moments leading up to the shooting.

This is a developing story. More details will be added as they become available. 

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