Two people were killed and three others injured in a gun attack in the northwest this Wednesday. Washington, According to police, the incident occurred in an area known as the “open-air drug market”.
this five victims, they were all adults, at the door of a residence for the elderly, but it is not yet known whether they lived there or were at the crime scene.
Preliminary information provided by law enforcement shows that: A total of seven were released He said he was shot and two attackers were found. They came in in a black truck and went out for a moment to shoot those people.
The location of the crime scene near primary school It reopened this Wednesday, although with a small number of students starting its classes and initially limited, but soon after.
“It was check-out time when we heard about the guns. We’re running like crazy, parents, because we’re waiting for our kids. School is closed. We couldn’t get in, they couldn’t get out either,” said Cristela Abrego from Salvador, adding, “There is chaos, it’s terrible because it happens all the time.”
According to the Metropolitan Police, there have been 136 murders so far this year, 4% more than in 2021. Attacks with “dangerous weapons” fell 11% to 907, and robberies increased 17% to 1,373.