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| Three shot near Verizon Center in downtown D.C. | Three shot near Verizon Center in downtown D.C. |
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| At least three men were shot and wounded Friday night in the heart of downtown Washington amid heavy Halloween police patrols. A fourth person was injured nearby, but it was unclear if he was shot. | At least three men were shot and wounded Friday night in the heart of downtown Washington amid heavy Halloween police patrols. A fourth person was injured nearby, but it was unclear if he was shot. |
| The three men were wounded at about 10 p.m. at Seventh and F streets NW near the Verizon Center. One was hit near the shoulder, D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said, and the others were apparently grazed. It was “kind of shocking” for anyone to be “brazen enough” to open fire with police on every corner, she said. | |
| Officers stopped people near the scene and at least one weapon was seized, Lanier said. | Officers stopped people near the scene and at least one weapon was seized, Lanier said. |
| The other incident in the downtown area was reported near Third and H streets NW. Few details were available. A witness said he saw two groups of people fighting with each other and heard shots. |