DC officials respond after July 4 violence; 9 shot in Northeast during holiday gathering

A wave of gun violence marred Fourth of July celebrations across the nation’s capital from late Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, including a mass shooting during a Northeast D.C. block party.

Around 1 a.m. Wednesday, D.C. police reported that nine people were shot during an outdoor celebration on the 4700 block of Meade Street NE. Leslie Parsons, assistant chief of the D.C. police’s investigative services bureau, stated that suspects in a dark-colored SUV raced down the street, firing “recklessly” into the crowd before fleeing.

Among the nine injured were two minors, ages 10 and 17. All nine victims are expected to survive. Some victims self-transported to the hospital, while first responders transported others.

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