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Man killed in shooting near Dupont Circle in DC, police investigating

By Odyssey Fields,

22 hours ago

WASHINGTON ( DC News Now ) — Detectives in D.C. are investigating after a person was killed in a shooting near Dupont Circle overnight.

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) told DC News Now that just after 4:30 a.m., officers were called to the 1700 block of Rhode Island Ave. for a shooting.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0GYxTP_0vXzrZiK00 — Crime scene tape is up after a man was shot and killed near Dupont Circle on Sept. 16. (Timothy Corley/DC News Now)

There, responding officers found a man who had been shot. He died at the scene.

On Monday morning, crime scene tape blocked off Rhode Island Avenue as officers continued their investigation.

Crime scene tape is up after a man was shot and killed near Dupont Circle on Sept. 16. (Timothy Corley/ DC News Now)
(Timothy Corley/ DC News Now)

In a post on X, around 5:14 a.m., MPD issued a lookout for three men wearing all black with ski masks in a white vehicle.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 202-727-9099 or text 50411. Calls and texts can remain anonymous.

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Celeste Jackson

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so sorry 🙏 🪻

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