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Man, 23, fatally shot in D.C.

WASHINGTON – A 23-year-old man was shot in the District on Saturday night and died of his wounds.

The Metropolitan Police Department says that they were called to the 1300 block of Columbia Road Northwest for a reported shooting and found Antonio Jerome Williams and a boy suffering from gunshot wounds.

Both were taken to a hospital, where Williams was pronounced dead and the boy is in stable condition.

Police are looking for information, and a reward is being offered. Anyone with information can call the police at 202-727-9099 or texting to 50411.

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