Double shooting in Southwest leaves 1 man dead

WASHINGTON - Two adult males were shot in Southwest Tuesday evening, according to D.C. police. 

MPD officers arrived on the scene of a shooting in the unit block of Galveston Street around 8:00 p.m. Tuesday and found a person who had been shot inside a building. The victim, who was identified as Deonte Pittman, 19, of Southeast, was taken to an area hospital and later pronounced dead.

Police said while on the scene of that shooting, officers were alerted to another shooting that happened about a block away in the unit block of Forrester Street. At that scene, officers found another man who had been shot. The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment, and is expected to recover.

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D.C. police are actively investigating the matter. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 202-727-9099.