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One person was killed and multiple people injured, including two children, in a shooting in Washington DC on Wednesday evening.
Police have issued a public alert for the car believed to be carrying the gunman that fled the scene.
Details remain sparse but officials confirmed that a man was pronounced dead at the scene and that five others, including a nine-year-old and a 12-year-old, were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officials have confirmed that the shooting took place around 6.10pm in the city’s north-east, and that there are possibly two shooters at large. During a press briefing, they said the investigation is preliminary, but they believe the suspects exited the vehicle and began shooting.