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2 kids shot in Northeast DC

Two children are in the hospital following a shooting in Northeast D.C.

It happened around 9 p.m. Monday on the 700 block of 18th Street near Maryland Avenue.



A boy, 13, and a girl, 3, were shot and taken to the hospital. Police said the girl has a graze wound and both have injuries that are not life-threatening, D.C. police spokesman Capt. David Augustine said in a news briefing.

The shooting happened outside, and there is no known suspect at this time. Police are looking for a dark Nissan with tinted windows last seen northbound on the block.

Anyone with information should call D.C. police at 202-727-9099.

Below is the area where the shooting happened.

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WTOP’s Abigail Constantino contributed to this report. 

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