Shooting Reported in DC Juneteenth Party: 15-Year-Old Dead, 3 Others Injured

Shooting Reported in DC Juneteenth Party: 15-Year-Old Dead, 3 Others Injured
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Jack Phillips
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At least one person was killed and three were wounded during a shooting at a Juneteenth-related festival in Washington, D.C., on Sunday night, police said.

Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee told reporters on Sunday night that hundreds of people gathered for the Juneteenth festival called “Moechella,” saying that it was possible an “unpermitted event.”
Jack Phillips
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