Three teenagers arrested for shooting at each other in Northeast DC

Three teens arrested for shooting at each other in Northeast

A 13-year-old juvenile male, a 14-year-old juvenile male and a 15-year-old juvenile male have been arrested after a shoot out took place in Northeast D.C. Wednesday. Three firearms have also been recovered by D.C. police.

WASHINGTON - D.C. police have arrested three teenagers after gunshots were fired in a Northeast, D.C. neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.

According to police, the suspects were shooting at each other near New York Avenue and Florida Avenue.

Police arrived in the area around 2:42 p.m. and arrested a 13-year-old juvenile male, and a 14-year-old juvenile male. They also confiscated three weapons, police stated in a news release.

Hours later, police announced they arrested a third suspect, a 15-year-old juvenile male.

One D.C. police officer reported that he suffered a minor injury attempting to pursue the teenagers on foot.

Washington, D.C.Crime and Public Safety