WASHINGTON (DC News Now) – Five people were hospitalized after a shooting broke out near Howard University Friday night, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)
Police said officers responded to sounds of gunfire at 8:23 p.m. in the 600 block of Howard Place NW.
Officers arrived to find three men, one woman, and a 13-year-old boy suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, and they were transported to the hospital by DC Fire and EMS.
Police said none of the victims were Howard University students, but one victim was a student of Morgan State University, which the school plays against in a football game on Saturday, Oct. 25.
Officers explained that two people were taken into custody, and three weapons were recovered from the scene.
One of the suspects attempted to run from officers, which ended in their arrest in a McDonald’s parking lot.
The identities of the suspects have not been released.
The shooting occurred during the week of the University’s annual homecoming celebration, which is set to last through Oct. 26.
A witness told DC News Now he was with his cousin when the shooting broke out.
„All we heard was yelling,“ he said. „We can’t do nothing in D.C. … this happens every time there’s a function in D.C., especially homecoming. D.C. [is] dangerous.“
Jaiden Ramirez, a witness, said he was playing basketball when he saw three men running across the street, yelling at people. Then he heard six to seven gunshots ring out.
„We panicked, we ran inside, and then we came outside 30 minutes after. We were not trying to get shot,“ Ramirez described.
DC News Now has reached out to the school for comment, but has not received a response.
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