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Second juvenile dies after double shooting in northeast DC
A second juvenile has died after a double shooting Tuesday afternoon in northeast D.C., according to police.
WASHINGTON - Investigators have identified the two boys killed when gunfire erupted in a northeast D.C. parking lot Tuesday afternoon.
Police say 14‑year‑old Tyale Coates and 12‑year‑old Mhilo Young, both of northeast D.C., were fatally shot in the 700 block of Kenilworth Avenue. Officers responded around 3:30 p.m. to the parking lot of a Circle Seven convenience store and found both victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
Coates died at the scene. Young was taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
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The case is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Case Squad. Anyone with information is asked to call police at (202) 727‑9099 or text tips to 50411.
MPD is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. The investigation remains ongoing.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the Metropolitan Police Department.