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A man was fatally shot Monday afternoon outside an elementary school in Southeast Washington, according to D.C. police.
The shooting occurred about 3:30 p.m. at Fourth and Chesapeake streets SE, near Hendley Elementary School.
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A spokesperson for the school system said that dismissal had started when the shooting occurred and that students were brought back into the building. It was unclear whether any students saw anything related to the killing. They were put on lockdown until about 4:10 p.m.
Police had few details of the shooting. A spokesperson for the department said that the man was pronounced dead at the scene and that police were looking for a dark-colored SUV. He was later identified as Rodney Snead,35, of District Heights, Md.
Before the shooting, police had recorded 247 homicides in D.C. this year, a 34 percent increase over this period in 2022. The city hasn’t had as many killings since 2003, when 248 homicides were recorded.
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Police also said Monday that an 18-year-old man shot in an apartment building in Southeast Washington on Sunday had died at the scene.
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That shooting occurred about 8:20 p.m. in the 2300 block of Good Hope Court SE in Skyland. A police report lists the location as a parking garage.
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Police identified the victim as Treyvon Wilson of Northwest Washington. No arrest has been made.
On Sunday, police said a Maryland man, 24-year-old Anwar Wingate, was found fatally shot in a parking garage in Northwest Washington’s Shaw neighborhood. On Friday night, Shane Williams, 18, was fatally shot on Wahler Court in Southeast, police said.
Lauren Lumpkin contributed to this report.
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