Barbershop Shooting In Northeast: Vehicle Of Interest Sought

WASHINGTON, DC — Metropolitan Police Department detectives from the Sixth District are seeking the public's help in identifying a vehicle of interest in connection with a shooting Friday at a Northeast barbershop that left six people injured, according to a release.

On Friday, March 6, around 6:12 p.m., officers from the Sixth district responded to the report of a shooting at Snap's Barbershop, located at 6219 Dix St., N.E. Arriving on the scene, officers found four adult males suffering from non-life threatening wounds. A short time later, Prince George’s County Fire Department reported that a woman and 5-year-old boy had sought treatment at a fire station for non-threatening injuries. All of the victims were taken to nearby hospitals to receive medical treatment.

Snap's Barbershop is located in the city's Northeast Boundary neighborhood. MPD Chief Peter Newsham confirmed during a briefing Friday that the business is where a similar shooting happened in August 2018. That shooting left one person dead, FOX 5 reported.

MPD detectives are asking the public to help identifying a silver van, which is considered a vehicle of interest in the case. An image of the van was caught on a nearby surveillance camera.

Police are investigating the case as an assault with intent to kill (gun) offense. Anyone with information about the van or the shooting is asked to call 202-727-9099 or text a tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.