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1 dead after triple shooting in Northeast D.C.

WASHINGTON — One man is dead after a triple shooting Friday night in the Edgewood neighborhood of Northeast D.C., police sources tell NBC 4 Washington’s  Shomari Stone.

Three people were shot Friday night in the Edgewood neighborhood of Northeast D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

The men were possibly arguing about a dice game they were playing behind an apartment building, police sources said. Information on the condition of the other two victims was not immediately available

The crime scene is a few blocks away from the Metropolitan Branch Trail and the Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood Metro station, NBC 4 Washington reports.

Scattered showers and humid weather continues for the DC region on Sunday

While a flood watch for the region has been lifted on Saturday evening, humid temperatures and scattered showers will persist overnight and into Sunday. WTOP Meteorologist Mike Stinneford said that the potential for heavy showers will wind down overnight, but Sunday will remain unsettled, with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the 80s.
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