Police arrest 2 teens in US Capitol shooting of 15-year-old victim

Police arrested two teenage suspects Saturday in a daytime shooting just outside Union Station in Washington, D.C., that left a 15-year-old boy wounded.

A 17-year-old juvenile male from Northeast D.C. and a 16-year-old juvenile male from Southeast D.C. were charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, police said.

The shooting occurred along Massachusetts Avenue NE near North Capitol Street, a major corridor close to the U.S. Capitol and Union Station that falls within the broader Capitol security footprint and regularly sees federal law enforcement activity.

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Law enforcement officers and emergency vehicles near the U.S. Capitol complex after a teenage boy was shot Friday afternoon along Massachusetts Avenue NE. (Fox)

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said First District officers responded at around 4:10 p.m. Friday to reports of a shooting in the unit block of Massachusetts Avenue NE. 

“A 15-year-old juvenile male was located conscious and breathing suffering from a gunshot wound,” MPD said in a statement.

DC Fire and EMS transported the victim to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

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Metropolitan Police officers and other law enforcement personnel near the Capitol complex after a shooting that wounded a 15-year-old boy. (Fox)

Police said U.S. Capitol Police officers responded to the area and stopped two suspects near the site of the shooting.

“As a result of the investigation by MPD detectives, both suspects were placed under arrest,” MPD said.

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Law enforcement officers and emergency vehicles near the U.S. Capitol complex after a teenage boy was shot Friday afternoon along Massachusetts Avenue NE. (Fox)

An MPD K-9 officer later located a gun near the site of the shooting, according to authorities.

The case remains under investigation, police said.

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