DC police investigating shooting on Lebaum Street
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. police are investigating a shooting in Southeast D.C. on Monday morning.
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Details are limited; however, crews responded to the 500 block of Lebaum St. SE, according to a social media post that was published just before 3:20 a.m.
DC News Now took photos of the scene. Yellow police tape was set up around a residential area at the corner.
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