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Toddler, man shot in Barracks Row barbershop in SE Washington Toddler, man shot in Barracks Row barbershop in SE Washington
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Three masked men burst into a barbershop one block from the Washington Navy Yard in Southeast Washington on Friday afternoon and at least one opened fire, wounding a man and a 2-year-old boy, according to D.C. police.Three masked men burst into a barbershop one block from the Washington Navy Yard in Southeast Washington on Friday afternoon and at least one opened fire, wounding a man and a 2-year-old boy, according to D.C. police.
The men then sped away in a white SUV that had no license plates. Police said the two victims’ injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.The men then sped away in a white SUV that had no license plates. Police said the two victims’ injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.
Police also said they believed that the toddler is the wounded man’s son.Police also said they believed that the toddler is the wounded man’s son.
The boy was struck in the lower extremities and was alert and talking at the hospital, authorities said. Police said the man was struck several times.The boy was struck in the lower extremities and was alert and talking at the hospital, authorities said. Police said the man was struck several times.
Assistant D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said it appears that someone in the shop was the target, although he added that it was not clear whether it was the injured man.Assistant D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said it appears that someone in the shop was the target, although he added that it was not clear whether it was the injured man.
“There is no indication right now it was a robbery,” Newsham said.“There is no indication right now it was a robbery,” Newsham said.
The shooting occurred in Brice’s Barber Shop, in the 1000 block of Eighth Street SE, between M and L streets. It’s one of two businesses on a short, quiet block north of the Navy Yard and is in Barracks Row, an area lined with shops and restaurants and named after the Marine Barracks, about two blocks away on the other side of the Southeast Freeway. The shooting occurred in Brice’s Barber Shop, in the 1000 block of Eighth Street SE, between M and L streets. It’s one of two businesses on a short, quiet block north of the Navy Yard that is in Barracks Row, an area lined with shops and restaurants and named after the Marine Barracks, about two blocks away on the other side of the Southeast Freeway.
Newsham described a calculated attack. “Three males wearing masks entered the establishment and began firing,” he told reporters. Newsham described a calculated attack. “Three males wearing masks entered the establishment and began firing,” he told reporters. But “it appears that both victims will survive,” he said.
But “it appears that both victims will survive,” he added. WAMU radio broadcast a feature on the shop last year, noting that it had been a mainstay for a half-century and that it was a popular spot for residents and Marines. The owner could not be reached Friday afternoon to comment.
The WAMU radio station broadcast a feature on the shop last year, noting that it had been a mainstay for a half-century and that it was a popular spot for residents and Marines. The owner could not be reached Friday afternoon to comment. Police said that there were patrons in the barbershop when the shooting started but that because it is far enough away from other stores and Barracks Row’s normally bustling streets, few pedestrians were in the area. A parking lot is across the street from the shop.
Police said there were patrons in the barbershop when the shooting started, but because it is far enough from other stores and Barracks Row’s normally bustling streets, few pedestrians were in the area. A parking lot is across the street from the shop.
Police cordoned off the block for hours and placed six evidence markers just outside the shop’s front door.Police cordoned off the block for hours and placed six evidence markers just outside the shop’s front door.
A neon sign in the window glowed red for “Open.”A neon sign in the window glowed red for “Open.”
Julie Zauzmer, Clarence Williams and Jennifer Jenkins contributed to this report.Julie Zauzmer, Clarence Williams and Jennifer Jenkins contributed to this report.