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Chandigarh, June 20
Multiple people, including one police officer, were shot at near a site of a music concert in Washington DC on Monday.
The shooting reportedly happened near the site of the Juneteenth music concert and a hunt for the suspect is on. Robert J. Contee III, the MPD chief, said that a teenager died and two other persons along with the cop were injured.
They have been shifted to a nearby hospital.
MPD is responding to the area of 14th and U Street, NW, for a shooting incident in which multiple people have been shot, including an MPD officer. Media staging at 15th and U Street, NW. Chief Contee to provide a media briefing.
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) June 20, 2022
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department told Fox News that multiple people were shot, including one police officer, during a shooting on U Street. Videos show officials assisting people lying on the street from the scene of the shooting.
The shooting took place during Moechella, which is described as an “Advocacy Festival Amplifying the Culture of Washington DC,” Fox News reported.
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La policía responde a un tiroteo en Washington, donde se reporta qué hay varias personas heridas por disparos, incluido un oficial de policía, según dijo la policía local. pic.twitter.com/2paIaIHh8U
— César Jiménez Mtz (@cmjimenezxto) June 20, 2022
BREAKING: first victim girl, 16, dead and ‘several injured’ in Washington DC public event shooting. One officer shot in the leg. pic.twitter.com/DpkoWQM6Bt
— Joshua Jered (@Joshuajered) June 20, 2022
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