A shooting in the Ledroit Park neighborhood of Northwest D.C. sent a bullet flying through the window of a home after a man was robbed of his Canada Goose jacket.
The robbery occurred on Elm Street. Moments later, gunshots rang out at Fifth and T streets.
A bullet tore through a bedroom window at about 4:30 p.m. on Monday, New Year’s Day. Luckily, the resident had positioned a dresser in front of the windows as part of the room’s furniture arrangement.
He said he realized a bullet had gone through the window “after walking into my bedroom and finding chips of my dresser on the bed.”
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D.C. officers placed at least nine evidence markers, marking shell casings, in the intersection.
The shooting appears to have occurred moments after a man was robbed at gunpoint of his Canada Goose jacket and yoga bag. He was not physically injured and did not appear to have been the target of the shooting.
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Neighbors said the robbers seemed to be shooting at a bystander, who also was not physically injured.
Bullets dug into the brick of two nearby homes. Neighbors said they heard gunshots on the block just last week.
