Three people are dead and two are hurt after three overnight shootings Thursday in D.C., police say.
Officers responded after hearing gunfire on 10th Street and Spring Road NW just after midnight. They arrived to find three victims, D.C. police said.
Residents said they heard about 30 seconds of gunfire. They grabbed their babies and spouses and dropped to the floor.
An adult male was pronounced dead on the scene, police said. His identity was not immediately released.
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A woman and a teenage boy were taken to a hospital.
Evidence markers are among the visual evidence of how violent the shooting was, even in a neighborhood somewhat accustomed to crime. It was the type of incident that makes people rethink their accommodations.
"Yes, I'm moving because I'm tired of this," resident Ania Govak said.
Neighbors can point up and down the block to spots where someone has fallen to violence.
"Three or four murders down this way and it's blocked off," Govak said.
Two resident's cars were hit by gunfire and towed away. One of those residents said he's had bad luck since moving here.
"This is not the first incident. I think about maybe three weeks ago, there was another shooting fatality right here at that corner," another resident said.
He said he was walking his dog right before the shooting erupted but made it home safely. He chalks that up to good luck. Either way, he said he now feels scared to walk in the area at night.
"I don't feel safe at all," he said.
About 30 minutes later, officers were called to another shooting in the 4500 block of Sheriff Road NE, police said. They located a man who had been shot.
He died from his injuries at the hospital, police said. His identity was not immediately released.
At about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, there was a shooting at Bruce Place and Ainger Place SE, police said.
A teenage male was shot and died at the hospital. His identity was not immediately released.
The shootings are under investigation. Police have yet to release information on suspects.
"When is it going to stop? I mean, good gracious," Govak said.
This is a developing story. Stay with News4 for updates.
