17-year-old fatally shot in Southeast DC
A 17-year-old boy died after being shot Tuesday morning in Southeast D.C. A homicide investigation is underway, the interim police chief said.
Officers responded to the 2700 block of Minnesota Avenue SE at about 11:40 a.m. They found the teen suffering from a gunshot wound. D.C. medics took him to a hospital, where he died.
The teen was shot in a home and then went outside, Interim Chief of Police Jeffery Carroll told reporters.
His name was not immediately released, nor was information on any suspects.
Anyone with potentially relevant information is asked to contact police.
Stay with NBC Washington for more details on this developing story.
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