TWO people are dead and nine others injured after a 12-hour shooting in Washington, DC, police said.
So far, no arrests have been made in the six separate shootings.
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Three people were injured in the first shooting on Friday morning in Southeast DC.
Officers arrived at the scene around 11:45 a.m., where two men were transported to local hospitals for treatment.
A third victim, a woman, was able to walk to hospital to receive treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
Later that day, at 3:07 p.m., officers were called to a separate shooting.
This time a man was fatally shot on Wheeler Road SE and a murder investigation is underway.
About an hour later at 4:15 p.m., another man was shot, but officers said he was conscious and breathing at the scene.
A double shooting occurred just before 9 p.m. on Alabama Avenue SE, police said.
A man and a woman were shot. The woman was conscious and breathing and the man was unconscious before he was later pronounced dead.
At around 9:13 PM, another double shooting took place, this time with two men as victims.
One of the men was semi-conscious, while the other was awake and breathing.
Officers are investigating the shooting as an attack with intent to kill.
Two minutes later, officers responded to the scene of a third double shooting. Both men were found awake and breathing.
None of the victim’s identities have been released and no arrests have been made in the shooting, according to police.
There have been 125 homicides and 811 deadly weapon attacks in DC this year as of July 29. DC Police.
The Sun has contacted the DC Police Department for comment.
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