Update: Bowser Comments On Weekend's Fatal Shootings

Update Monday, June 15, 11:40 a.m.: This story was updated with a quote from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser about the two fatal shooting incidents that took place over the weekend.

WASHINGTON, DC — Homicide detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department are investigating two separate shooting incidents over the weekend that left three people dead, according to a police release.

Around 11:37 p.m., on Saturday, officers from the Seventh District responded to the report of a shooting in the 3100 block of Waclark Place, S.E., in Congress Heights. Arriving officers found several victims suffering from gunshot wounds. D.C. Fire and EMS transported an adult male and an adult female, both suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds, to a nearby hospital for treatment. All efforts to save their lives failed and they both died. Five other victims, who were suffering from non-life threatening gunshot wounds, received medical treatment.

The two deceased victims were identified as Zymia Joyner, 19, of Northeast, and Rashard Waldo, 19, of District Heights, Maryland.

Around 7:19 a.m., on Sunday, officers from the Seventh District responded to the report of a shooting in the 1300 block of Congress St., S.E. They found two adult men suffering from gunshot wounds. D.C. Fire and EMS transported the two victims to a nearby by hospital. All life-saving efforts failed and one of the victims was pronounced dead. The second victim received treatment for non-life threatening injuries.

Police identified the deceased victim as Albert Smith, 22, of Grand Junction, Tennessee.

During a Monday morning press briefing, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser shared her reaction to seeing a video on local TV news about the weekend's fatal shootings.

"That just shows the rampant problem that we have with guns in the city and people having access to guns, stashing guns, shooting guns in broad daylight on a street," she said. "And how we need everybody in the public, everybody in law enforcement, everybody in violence intervention to be fully engaged to find who's doing this shooting so that we can get the guns and get them off the street."

MPD is asking anyone with information about these incidents to call 202-727-9099 or send an anonymous text message to 50411.