2-year-old girl leaving day care hit by gunfire in DC shooting that also left 2 men dead

Thomas Robertson | trobertson@wtop.com
Veronica Canales | veronica.canales@wtop.com
July 18, 2024, 12:59 PM

Two men are dead and a 2-year-old girl was injured after a shooting in Southeast D.C. and police are searching for a blue Dodge Charger with heavy tints they believe is linked to the brazen crime.

Officers heard shots ring out at 11:22 a.m. in the area of 22nd and Savannah streets in Southeast, not far from Suitland Parkway. D.C. police Chief Pamela Smith said multiple suspects who appeared to be armed with rifles exited a vehicle at the intersection and started shooting, hitting three men who were in the area and killing two of them.

As the shooting was happening, a group that included the 2-year-old girl was exiting a day care for a morning walk when she was struck by gunfire. The girl was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening, according to Smith. ... No other children were injured.

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This is a developing story and will be updated. WTOP has a reporter at the scene.

Thomas Robertson
Thomas Robertson is an Associate Producer and Web Writer/Editor at WTOP. After graduating in 2019 from James Madison University, Thomas moved away from Virginia for the first time in his life to cover the local government beat for a small daily newspaper in Zanesville, Ohio.

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Veronica Canales
Veronica Canales is an Associate Producer and Weekend Overnight Producer at WTOP.

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