Crime & Safety
5-Year-Old Among 6 Injured In DC Barbershop Shooting: Update
Police said three suspects entered Snap's Barbershop in Washington DC and opened fire.
WASHINGTON, DC — A 5-year-old boy is among six people injured in a shooting at a northeast DC barbershop Friday night. DC police responded to Snap's Barbershop in the 6200 block of Dix Street Northeast at 6:15 p.m. after receiving reports that three suspects entered the business and started shooting.
Snap's Barbershop is located in the city's Northeast Boundary neighborhood. Chief Peter Newsham with the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed during a briefing Friday that the business is where a similar shooting happened in August 2018. That shooting left one person dead, FOX 5 reported.
Newsham said the additional victims include four men and one woman. All were taken to nearby hospitals with gunshot wounds, though Newsham said their injuries are non-life-threatening.
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Two suspects were wearing dark clothing, while the third was wearing blue jeans and red shoes, Newsham said. They fled the scene in a silver minivan.
As police investigate the shooting, several roads near the scene have been closed:
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Alert: Police Activity w/Road Closures 300 b/o Eastern Ave NE btw 63rd St and Dix St NE [EB] 6200 b/o Dix St NE btw Eastern Ave and 61st St NE 300 b/o 62nd St NE btw Dix St and Clay St NE Watch for MPD direction Alt. Routes: 58th St, East Capitol St, Southern Ave
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Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call 202-727-9099 or text anonymously to 50411.
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