Overview
- Metropolitan Police said First District officers responded around 4:10 p.m. Friday to the unit block of Massachusetts Avenue NE near North Capitol Street.
- A 15-year-old boy was found conscious with a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
- U.S. Capitol Police stopped two suspects near the scene during the initial response, according to authorities.
- MPD later arrested a 17-year-old from Northeast D.C. and a 16-year-old from Southeast D.C., charging both with assault with a dangerous weapon.
- An MPD K-9 officer located a firearm near the area, and police say the case remains under investigation.