GUN VIOLENCE

3 killed, 2 hospitalized in shooting in Anacostia

By Aimee Cho, News4 Reporter, Maddie Herron and Matthew Stabley • Published August 5, 2023 • Updated on August 5, 2023 at 11:17 pm

Three people died in a shooting in Southeast D.C. Saturday evening, D.C. police confirmed. ... The shooting happened about 8 p.m. in the 1600 block of Good Hope Road SE in Anacostia.

Officers found five gunshot victims at the scene, police said. Two men and a woman died at the scene. Two men were taken to the hospital -- one with life-threatening injuries and the other in unknown condition.

The crime stretched for several blocks, police said.

Police said if anyone else was injured in the shooting, they should come forward and talk to police.

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