6 shot, including 2 children, after gunmen open fire in Washington DC neighborhood

2 children among 6 shot in fatal DC shooting

A 9-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy were among six people shot outside an apartment complex in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. Police said two shooters got out of a car and opened fire.

Two boys, ages 9 and 12, were among multiple people shot in a fatal attack outside a Washington D.C. apartment complex Wednesday night.

The shooters got out of a vehicle and opened fire from across the street, hitting six people total, Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said at a press conference Wednesday evening.

Police said they believe two shooters were involved.

Responding police officers found one man dead. A woman, a 9-year-old boy, and two other men were also located in the area suffering from gunshot wounds.

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Two boys were shot, and one person was left dead in a Washington D.C. neighborhood Wednesday night, police said. (FOX DC)

Smith added that a 12-year-old boy was brought to a local hospital with a gunshot wound. Smith said he was determined to be a victim of the shooting.

All the surviving victims had non-life threatening injuries, she said.

“This is another example – and I’ve been here before in this space of violence – that we just cannot accept in our communities,” Smith said. “My condolences go out to the family and friends who were impacted by this senseless gun violence tonight.”