Mother and child shot by a stranger in Northwest DC
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, a woman and her son were shot Tuesday in Northwest D.C. in front of their family by a stranger. A father and another child were nearby when the shooting occurred. The area is a block away from Logan Circle and feet away from an elementary school just before 7 p.m., D.C. police said they responded to a shooting at the intersection of 10th Street NW and P Street NW.
Police sources close to the investigation told News4's Shomari Stone that the family of four was playing outside their home when a man riding a rented scooter stopped near their house. The man and the mother exchanged words and disagreed. Then police sources said the suspect put on a ski mask, pulled out a gun, and opened fire, shooting the mother and her son. Police Chief Robert Contee said the suspect was not known to the family.
"Right now, we believe it to be an argument about where the scooter parked in the middle of the block," Contee said. The suspect is described as a Black man wearing dark clothing and a dark ski mask. Both of the victims are in critical condition and undergoing treatment, Contee said. Chief Contee provides an update to the shooting in the 1500 block of 10th Street, Northwest.
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