A man was killed and an 8-year-old injured in a quadruple shooting about 6 p.m. Tuesday in Northwest D.C., police said.
One of the three adult male victims was pronounced dead at the scene in the 6200 block of Georgia Avenue NW.
The two other men and the child were taken to the hospital. Their conditions are unknown.
D.C. police Chief Robert Contee said witnesses told officers the men who were hurt were standing near a car when another vehicle pulled up. Two men with guns got out and started shooting. The two shooters and a driver then fled in a small gray or silver SUV, police said.
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The child is believed to be an unintended target unrelated to the other victims. The child was conscious and breathing at the scene.
Retaliation has been seen after previous shootings in the District and is a concern in this case, Contee said. Additional police resources were being deployed in the area as a result.
The gunfire erupted on one D.C.’s busiest streets, as sidewalks were filled with people running errands and getting themselves some dinner.
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"I have a friend that lives right behind this store, and sometimes there's shootings right in front of her house. And they're sitting on the porch, and they literally just come inside. So it's just a fear for safety, like you don't know where a stray bullet is going to go," one passerby said.
The motive for the shooting is unknown.
Five juveniles have been shot in the District since the New Year began, including 17-year-old Dunbar High School student Martez Toney, who was killed Monday at the Congress Heights Metro station, NBC Washington reported.
Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George said D.C. is facing a devastating gun violence crisis.
“Our city cannot allow this to continue,” she said on Twitter. “We need a relentless and coordinated focus on getting guns off our streets, closing cases, bringing perpetrators to justice, and confronting the factors that exacerbate gun violence in every neighborhood — including crew conflicts, nuisance properties, resource gaps, and more.”
She called on the community to share any information, including video footage, with police.
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