Fatal DC Shooting: 1 Person Killed, 7 People Injured

WASHINGTON, DC — DC Police are investigating a fatal shooting that left one person dead and seven people injured on Q Street Saturday, police said.

At approximately 1:01 a.m., police responded to a shots fired call in the 100 block of Q Street, NW. Upon arrival, they located an unconscious adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and found no signs consistent with life, police said. The decedent has been identified as 32 year-old Algernon Harvey Jones, of Southeast, DC.

After further investigation, officers learned seven additional people — six adult males and one adult female — sustained gunshot wounds during the incident. The victims were taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

The Metropolitan Police Department seeks the public’s assistance in locating two suspects in this case. Both suspects are described as black males wearing dark clothing. They were last seen fleeing the scene in a black vehicle with tinted windows, heading eastbound on Q Street, Northwest.

The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.

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