6-Year-Old Girl Killed, 5 Others Injured in D.C. Shooting: 'Our City Is Heartbroken,' Mayor Says

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A 6-year-old girl was killed and five others injured in a shooting in Southeast Washington, D.C., Friday night.

The shooting occurred just after 11 p.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Malcolm X Avenue, Executive Assistant Chief of Police Ashan Benedict said in avideoposted to the department’s social media.

Police responded to the scene after hearing gunfire and encountered six victims, including the 6-year-old girl who was later pronounced dead at a hospital. The wounded victims, three adult men and two adult women, were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Benedict confirmed.

Benedict also called on the public to help identify any suspects: “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of that victim and all the victim’s of tonight’s shooting,” he said. “We’re asking for the public’s assistance to bring these shooters to justice, if anybody has any information please call us.”

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser also reacted to the news of the shooting on Twitter.

“Today our city is heartbroken,” shewrotealongside a photo showing the city’s tip line. “A child’s life was taken, and there is no way to make sense of the callousness or cruelty.”

“We will never accept gun violence as normal, & we must never allow people to get away with murdering our children,” Bowser continued. “If you have information, please share it.”

Several hours after the incident, the Metropolitan Police Department said on Twitter that officers were looking for a “dark in color vehicle” but no other details were immediately available.

source: people.com