Crime & Safety

21-Year-Old Killed, 3 Others Wounded In DC Shooting: Police

Four men were shot Friday on Dix Street in Northeast DC, including a 21-year-old man who later died, police said.

WASHINGTON, DC — A 21-year-old man was killed and three other men were wounded in a Friday shooting in Northeast D.C., according to police.

Officers responded to the 6200 block of Dix Street Northeast around 1:40 p.m. and found four men suffering from gunshot wounds, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

One victim was unconscious and not breathing, while the others were conscious and breathing, police said.

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DC Fire and EMS took three of the victims to a hospital. The fourth victim, later identified as Cortes Lilly of Northwest D.C., was flown to a hospital, where he died despite efforts to save him, police said.

Police did not release information about what led to the shooting or identify a suspect.

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Anyone with information is asked to call police at 202-727-9099 or text a tip to 50411. A reward of up to $25,000 is available for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

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