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1 man killed, another injured in shooting near Columbia Heights Metro station

One man was killed and another was critically injured after a shooting outside the Columbia Heights Metro station in Northwest D.C.

Officers in the area of the intersection of 14th and Irving streets heard gunshots and later found a man suffering from a gunshot wound around 9:20 p.m. The man, identified by police as 33-year-old Kevin Scott, of District Heights, died on the scene.

Another man was found wounded about a block away. He was transported to an area hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.

“This is a heavily traveled intersection. There are a lot of people that live, reside and drive through this intersection,” , commander of the D.C. police’s Third District.

No suspect information has been released.

Anyone with information regarding the shootings is asked to contact police at (202) 727-9099. Tips can also be texted to 50411. A $25,000 reward is being offered.

Below is a map of where the shooting took place.

Ciara Wells

Ciara Wells is the Evening Digital Editor at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½. She is a graduate of American University where she studied journalism and Spanish. Before joining ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½, she was the opinion team editor at a student publication and a content specialist at an HBCU in Detroit.

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