18-year-old shot, killed in Northwest DC

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Police in D.C. are working to learn what led to a shooting that left an 18-year-old dead on Saturday.

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said on June 30, around 4:17 p.m., officers responded to the 700 block of Missouri Ave., Northwest for the sound of gunshots.

Police canvassed the 5700 block of 7th St., Northwest, where they found 18-year-old Raymond Washington of Northeast shot.

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He was rushed to the hospital for treatment, where he was pronounced dead.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the police at (202) 727-9099 or text MPD’s text tip line at 50411.

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