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1-year-old killed in Southeast DC shooting [View all]
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1-year-old killed in Southeast DC shooting
Ivy Lyons | ilyons@wtop.com
November 24, 2021, 3:46 PM
D.C. police said a small child died of a gunshot wound on Chester Street, in Southeast D.C., on Wednesday afternoon.
The D.C. police said the child was found unconscious and not breathing. Police chief Robert Contee said the child appeared to be 1 year old.
The police said that the child may have been playing with a gun but could not provide any additional details during a 3:30 p.m. update. Officers also said that they didn’t know if another child had gotten a hold of the gun.
Chief Contee expressed condolences for the family ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
“I can’t imagine what they’re going through,” Contee said. “Right now, on the eve of Thanksgiving, to loose a life of a small child unnecessarily. You know, somehow a gun was present and we know that this child will not see Thanksgiving tomorrow.”
Police were unable to confirm the child’s gender, though reporting from WTOP news partners at NBC Washington indicated that the child was male.
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1-year-old killed in Southeast DC shooting
Ivy Lyons | ilyons@wtop.com
November 24, 2021, 3:46 PM
D.C. police said a small child died of a gunshot wound on Chester Street, in Southeast D.C., on Wednesday afternoon.
The D.C. police said the child was found unconscious and not breathing. Police chief Robert Contee said the child appeared to be 1 year old.
The police said that the child may have been playing with a gun but could not provide any additional details during a 3:30 p.m. update. Officers also said that they didn’t know if another child had gotten a hold of the gun.
Chief Contee expressed condolences for the family ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
“I can’t imagine what they’re going through,” Contee said. “Right now, on the eve of Thanksgiving, to loose a life of a small child unnecessarily. You know, somehow a gun was present and we know that this child will not see Thanksgiving tomorrow.”
Police were unable to confirm the child’s gender, though reporting from WTOP news partners at NBC Washington indicated that the child was male.
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