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| Police find minivan they think was used in fatal shooting in Southeast Washington | Police find minivan they think was used in fatal shooting in Southeast Washington |
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| Police investigating a fatal shooting Sunday in Southeast Washington said they found a gray minivan that had been stolen from a church and which detectives think was used in the attack. | Police investigating a fatal shooting Sunday in Southeast Washington said they found a gray minivan that had been stolen from a church and which detectives think was used in the attack. |
| The minivan is described as a gray Honda Odyssey with a Maryland handicapped license plate 241-69HT. | The minivan is described as a gray Honda Odyssey with a Maryland handicapped license plate 241-69HT. |
| Acting D.C. police Capt. Anthony Haythe, who heads the homicide unit, said police found the vehicle Sunday night in the 1700 block of S Street SE, about a mile from the shooting scene in the 2800 block of Alabama Avenue SE. Haythe said the van had been stolen from Mount Ephraim Baptist Church in Largo in Prince George’s County. | Acting D.C. police Capt. Anthony Haythe, who heads the homicide unit, said police found the vehicle Sunday night in the 1700 block of S Street SE, about a mile from the shooting scene in the 2800 block of Alabama Avenue SE. Haythe said the van had been stolen from Mount Ephraim Baptist Church in Largo in Prince George’s County. |
| [Woman killed, man wounded in Sunday afternoon shooting in Southeast D.C.] | [Woman killed, man wounded in Sunday afternoon shooting in Southeast D.C.] |
| The shooting occurred near a bus stop about 12:30 p.m. in the Woodland neighborhood. A female victim died at a hospital, and the male was taken to a hospital with wounds that were not believed to be life-threatening. The woman’s name has not been released. | The shooting occurred near a bus stop about 12:30 p.m. in the Woodland neighborhood. A female victim died at a hospital, and the male was taken to a hospital with wounds that were not believed to be life-threatening. The woman’s name has not been released. |
| Haythe said police were trying to identify the people who were in the Honda at the time of the shooting. He said it not yet clear whether the man and the woman knew each other, but said he thinks that at least one of the victims was targeted. | Haythe said police were trying to identify the people who were in the Honda at the time of the shooting. He said it not yet clear whether the man and the woman knew each other, but said he thinks that at least one of the victims was targeted. |
| “We don’t believe this was a random act of violence,” Haythe said. | “We don’t believe this was a random act of violence,” Haythe said. |
| The Rev. Joseph Gilmore Jr., pastor of Mount Ephraim, said the van typically is parked in a bus lot and church officials were unaware that the van was missing until D.C. police contacted him Sunday night. | |
| Gilmore expressed condolences to the family of the woman who was killed and said, “I’m praying for the recovery of those who were injured in this horrific incident.” |