Georgia and New Hampshire Ave, NW
Readers started reporting around 4:15pm: “I live on Quincy and Georgia Ave NW, and just heard what sounded like about 10 gunshots from my apartment. Police have currently roped off part of New Hampshire right at the Georgia Ave metro station.”
“20-30 shots at the petworth metro”
Dave Statter reported:
“A @dcfireems paramedic ambulance was riding by the Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro station at 3:45 p.m. today when shots were fired. As of last word, no victims were found. Police investigating.”
Metro reports: “Yellow/Green Line Alert: Georgia Ave’s North entrance is closed due to a police investigation outside the station. The South entrance remains open.”
Update from MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a vehicle in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Saturday, May 28, 2022, in the 3700 block of New Hampshire Avenue, Northwest.
At approximately 3:45 pm, members of the Fourth District responded to the listed location for the report of the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, members located evidence of shots fired but no victim was located. A short time later, a victim was located, at a local hospital, seeking treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect vehicle, described as a white Land Rover Discovery bearing an unknown temporary tag, was captured by nearby surveillance cameras and can be seen in the photos below:
Anyone who can identify this vehicle or who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.”