4 shootings overnight on July 4th in DC

A string of shootings and stabbings took place across Northeast and Southeast D.C. Friday night into Saturday morning of the Fourth of July weekend. 

Timeline:

D.C. police issued the following alerts Friday night and Saturday morning: 

  • 8:43 p.m.: Shooting in the 1200 block of Half Street SE. One man was taken to a hospital conscious and breathing.
  • 1:32 a.m.: Shooting in the 200 block of Benning Road, NE. One woman was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
  • 1:37 a.m.: Shooting in the 3500 block of Hayes Street, NE. One man was taken to a hospital conscious and breathing.
  • 3:57 a.m.: Shooting in the 1000 block of 14th St SE.

There have been no reported fatalities from the above incidents. 

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