Crime & Safety

2 Men Shot In Northwest DC: Police

Police are on the scene after two men were shot in Northwest D.C. Monday morning.

WASHINGTON, DC — First responders are on the scene after two men were shot Monday morning in Northwest D.C. near Columbia Heights, police say.

The shootings happened at around 6:48 a.m. in the 3100 block of 16th Street.

One of the men was unconscious and not breathing when they arrived, while the second person was conscious, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Both men were shot in the upper body.

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