D.C. police said they responded to six shootings and one stabbing in a roughly 12-hour period from Saturday afternoon to early Sunday, an outbreak of violence that left two men dead.
On Saturday, police received a call reporting a shooting at 1:30 p.m. Officers arrived at the 1800 block of Providence Street NE to find Michael Sturgent Morris, 45, of Northeast, suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A similar call came less than three hours later, at 4:10 p.m., reporting a shooting in the 2700 block of Shipley Terrace SE. Dionzae Foote, 29, of Oxon Hill, died at the scene, police said.
Four of the shootings and the stabbing occurred in a three-hour period starting at 11 p.m. After an 11:18 p.m. report of a shooting, police responded to the 2800 block of Pomeroy Road SE to find a man injured but alive. Police said he was taken to a hospital.
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Less than 30 minutes later, a caller reported a shooting at the intersection of 28th and R streets SE. One man was taken to a hospital, police said.
Then, at 12:54 a.m. Sunday, a man walked into a fire station in the 2800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE to seek treatment for gunshot wounds. He too was taken to a hospital.
Five minutes later, at 12:59 a.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 6100 block of Banks Place NE that left three women wounded. Police said the injuries were not life-threatening.
The final violent crime of the eventful 12-hour period was reported at 1:42 a.m., when a woman was stabbed in the 4000 block of Minnesota Avenue NE. Police said her injuries also were not life-threatening.
Two other shootings were reported later Sunday afternoon. A male victim was shot at about 4 p.m. near 7th Street and Missouri Avenue NW. No age or condition was available. About an hour later, a man was shot in the 4000 block of S. Capitol Street SW.
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All investigations are ongoing and no arrests have been made, police said.
The spate of violence came just five days before the Fourth of July — a holiday that has earned a deadly reputation in the country’s capital and nationwide. Last year in D.C., five people were fatally shot in separate incidents on July 4 and 5, while another shooting during an Independence Day celebration left nine injured.
Despite the weekend’s cluster of shootings, violence in D.C. has been trending down. While 2023 marked the deadliest year in the District since 1997, 2024 has seen less violent crime. So far this year, violent crime in D.C. has dropped 29 percent from last year, including a 24 percent decrease in both homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon, according to police data.
Martin Weil contributed to this report.
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