Three people were shot, two fatally, Thursday afternoon in Southeast Washington, according to D.C. police. The third victim was critically injured.

       The shooting occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m. near Fourth and Chesapeake streets SE, in the Washington Highlands neighborhood at the southern tip of the District.

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       Assistant Police Chief Andre Wright said the victims were all males and all appeared to be adults, though their precise ages were not immediately available. Their identities have not yet been made public.

       Wright told reporters that one victim was pronounced dead at the scene and another person died at a hospital. The third victim was being treated at a hospital.

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       No arrest was made, but police said they were looking for a silver sedan, possibly an Audi, with tinted windows and a sunroof. The shooting occurred in midafternoon on a residential street near Hendley Elementary School, which was not in session at the time.

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       The Washington Highlands neighborhood in Ward 8 has been among the areas hit hard by violent crime, and Wright said police are focused on Chesapeake Street, from the school to the Maryland line.

       “This is one of our hot spots,” Wright said. “We are in the area, and we will remain in the area, I can assure the community.”

       The District has recorded at least 220 homicides this year, the most since 2003and a 12 percent increase over this time last year.

       Wright said such violence “should not be happening on our city streets. I know some folks are tired of it. I know some folks don’t feel safe. … We have to say, ‘No more.’ ”