Washington: A shooting in Washington D.C. has left one minor dead and several injured including one police officer.
The shooting incident happened on Sunday at around 6 pm (local time) at an "unpermitted event" in connection with Moechella culture event.
Chief Contee and city officials provide an update regarding a shooting with multiple victims shot, including an MPD officer, that occurred this evening in the area of 14th and U Street, NW. https://t.co/j2w5yXqvPZ
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) June 20, 2022
Taking to Twitter, the DC department said, "MPD (Metropolitan Police Department) is responding to the area of 14th and U Street, NW, for a shooting incident in which multiple people have been shot, including an MPD officer."
Fox News quoted a spokesperson of the MPD as saying that four people were shot at a Moechella event, including one police officer, who did not return fire at the crowded area.
MPD Chief Robert J. Contee III said that a 15-year-old was killed in the incident.
He said, "We need to make sure individuals are held accountable for their actions. When you have large gatherings in a dense area, it only takes one person with a firearm to make this a dangerous setting."
He further said that several illegal firearms were recovered by police officers and at least one firearm had an extended magazine.
However, the fireman used on the officer was not recovered, he added.
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said, "We have a child that was killed at an event that didn’t have proper planning, with people with guns involved.
"Even with police managing crowds on-site, someone used a gun and now a child is dead. We need some accountability here."
(With UNI inputs)
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