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A man who was shot while sitting in a car in Southeast Washington on Tuesday afternoon, near a school and a child learning center, died Wednesday morning at an area hospital, according to D.C. police.A man who was shot while sitting in a car in Southeast Washington on Tuesday afternoon, near a school and a child learning center, died Wednesday morning at an area hospital, according to D.C. police.
The shooting occurred shortly after 3 p.m. at 6th and Chesapeake streets in Washington Highlands, steps from Hendley Elementary School and near the Sunshine Early Learning Center, which enrolls 230 children. The shooting occurred shortly after 3 p.m. at Sixth and Chesapeake streets in Washington Highlands, steps from Hendley Elementary School and near the Sunshine Early Learning Center, which enrolls 230 children.
The center’s chief operating officer, Robert Gundling, asked police about the shooting on the department’s Internet bulletin board, saying, “We do appreciate it when we are notified of situations like this to make sure we do everything possible to keep the children and adults safe.” The center’s chief operating officer, Robert Gundling, asked police about the shooting on the department’s internet bulletin board, saying, “We do appreciate it when we are notified of situations like this to make sure we do everything possible to keep the children and adults safe.”
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Gundling could not be reached on Wednesday. A teacher at the center said about two dozen children up to the age of 12 were on a playground outside when the gunfire erupted about one block away. Gundling said Wednesday that he later learned that a police lieutenant did visit the center to provide details shortly after the shooing occurred. “The police have done an exemplary job today on following up,” he said.
“We just heard the shots, and we took off,” said the teacher who spoke on the condition she not be named because the suspected gunman has not been arrested. “We got the kids into safety.” A teacher said about two dozen children were on a playground outside when the gunfire erupted about a block away.
D.C. Police Cmdr. Vendette T. Parker, who heads the 7th District, wrote on the Internet board that the gunman opened fire on a man sitting inside a car. The victim either went by himself or was taken by acquaintances to an area hospital, police said. “We just heard the shots, and we took off,” said the teacher, who spoke on the condition that she not be named because the suspected gunman has not been arrested. “We got the kids to safety.”
A D.C. police spokesman said the victim died on Wednesday. The man’s name was not immediately released pending notification of relatives. Gundling said those children may have been at the nearby elementary school.
On Monday afternoon, police said a man was shot in the 4300 block of 4th Street SE, about one-half miles south of Tuesday’s fatal shooting on Chesapeake Street. Police said the victim in Monday’s shooting, which occurred about 4:40 p.m., suffered injuries not believed to be life threatening. Cmdr. Vendette T. Parker, who heads the 7th Police District, wrote on the internet board that the gunman opened fire on a man sitting inside a car. The victim either went by himself or was taken by acquaintances to an area hospital, police said.
A D.C. police spokesman said the victim died Wednesday. The man’s name was not immediately released pending notification of relatives.
On Monday afternoon, police said a man was shot in the 4300 block of Fourth Street SE, about a half-mile south of where Tuesday’s fatal shooting took place on Chesapeake Street. Police said the victim in Monday’s shooting, which occurred about 4:40 p.m., suffered wounds not believed to be life-threatening.
Police said they could not say yet whether the two shootings are related.Police said they could not say yet whether the two shootings are related.
As of Wednesday, there have been 18 homicides in the District this year, up from two at this time in 2015.As of Wednesday, there have been 18 homicides in the District this year, up from two at this time in 2015.