A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot Monday night near his home in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Northwest Washington, according to D.C. police.

       The shooting occurred about 10:50 p.m. in the 3000 block of 13th Street NW, near Columbia Road, two blocks from the Columbia Heights Metro station. The youth lived in the same neighborhood, police said.

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       Police identified him as Malachi Jackson of Northwest Washington. A police spokeswoman said Malachi was found shot in the middle of the street and was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives had no description of an assailant.

       The teen is the youngest homicide victim in the District this year. Two 16-year-olds were fatally shot in separate attacks in February and in March.

       In January, a series of shootings rattled residents in Columbia Heights, with eight people wounded, two fatally, in three months, most at or near the Metro station. Police attributed the violence to isolated disputes.