An adult woman was reportedly shot near the intersection of Fourth and M streets SE in Washington, D.C.’s Navy Yard neighborhood, opposite Harris Teeter on October 14. She was taken to a trauma center and was said to be conscious, but the seriousness of her injuries had not yet been determined.
Details on suspect emerge
Meanwhile, Fox 5 DC reporter Alison Papson shared preliminary details about the suspect on X. According to the lookout information, the suspect was described as a Black woman wearing a black shirt and driving a dark-colored Chevrolet with Maryland license plates reading #5GY4386.
“NAVY YARD SHOOTING: Police are investigating a shooting on the 400 block of M St SE. A woman was shot around 5pm; she is conscious & breathing. Lookout for the suspect is a black female wearing a black shirt, operating a dark colored Chevy vehicle, with Maryland tags of #5GY4386,” Papson wrote in her post.
{{/usCountry}}“NAVY YARD SHOOTING: Police are investigating a shooting on the 400 block of M St SE. A woman was shot around 5pm; she is conscious & breathing. Lookout for the suspect is a black female wearing a black shirt, operating a dark colored Chevy vehicle, with Maryland tags of #5GY4386,” Papson wrote in her post.
{{/usCountry}}Federal personnel nearby reportedly heard the shots, as DC police officers, National Guard troops and federal agents remained on-site following the incident.
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Police cordon off shooting scene
Footage shared on X after the incident showed police securing the scene, with numerous emergency response vehicles gathered in the area and sirens sounding.
Security personnel were also seen directing pedestrians and motorists away from the cordoned-off section and advising them to use alternative routes.
Police investigate Navy Yard shooting
Investigators were concentrating their efforts around a bus stop near the intersection. Authorities received the report at approximately 5 p.m.
According to local media outlet DC News Now, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) stated that officers arriving at the scene found an adult woman who was conscious and breathing but had sustained a gunshot wound.
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“Upon arrival, officers located an adult female, conscious and breathing, suffering from a gunshot wound,” MPD said.