What to Know
- A 2-year-old girl was shot and wounded when shooters jumped out of a car and opened fire at 22nd and Savannah streets SE on Thursday morning.
- Two men were killed and a third was hurt.
- This story is developing. Refresh this page for updates.
A 2-year-old girl about to take a walk with day care classmates in Southeast D.C. was shot and wounded when multiple shooters jumped out of a car and opened fire on Thursday morning, killing two men and wounding a third man, authorities say.
Multiple shooters opened fire at 22nd and Savannah streets SE. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith told reporters the search for the shooters is underway.
Officers on patrol heard gunfire at about 11:20 a.m. and found that three men had been shot. Lamont Street, 29, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, and 50-year-old Jermaine Proctor of Southeast D.C. were pronounced dead. A third man was taken to a hospital with injuries not expected to be deadly.
Three people with rifles had jumped out of a car, Smith said.
“At the same time, a group including the 2-year-old victim was exiting a day care facility for their morning walk and was struck by a bullet,” the chief said.
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The little girl was rushed to a hospital with injuries not expected to be life-threatening. No other children were physically hurt. A medevac helicopter was called to the scene.
“This is another example of gun violence that we cannot have in our communities. We’re sick and tired of this,” Smith said.
Police said they're searching for a blue Dodge Charger with heavily tinted windows. D.C.'s new Real-Time Crime Center captured images of the Charger and a white sedan. Police believe the shooters got out of one car and hopped into the other.
“If you know something, say something,” the chief said.
No information on a potential motive for the shooting was released.
'I'm scared'
ANC Commissioner Joseph Johnson said he is often fearful in the community which he represents and where he lives.
“Being an elected official, living in the community, raising a 5-year-old daughter here in Southeast – I’m scared at times. I can imagine what residents feel. I can imagine what the young kids feel when they have to go to school every day and walk through these communities where this violence is taking place,” he said.
Resident Shaylah Parker said that amid gunfire in her neighborhood, she’s glad her “gamer” son is often indoors playing video games on his computer or “dumb tablet.”
“He’s not out here getting shot, so, it’s fine,” she said.
Stay with NBC Washington for more details on this developing story.
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