Teenage woman ‘grazed’ by bullet in Washington DC after being caught in capturing crossfire close to highschool

A 17-year-old woman was “grazed” with a bullet throughout after being caught within the crossfire of an alternate of gunfire close to to at a highschool in Washington DC, police have stated.

Officers from the DC Metropolitan Police Division responded to the incident round 9.54am native time on Friday, following stories of a capturing sufferer inside Dunbar Excessive Faculty.

Police stated {that a} the teenage feminine was discovered with a “minor graze damage” and had been transported to hospital. Her household is together with her. Assistant Chief Leslie Parsons stated {the teenager} was “completely positive”.

It’s understood that the incident occurred after a automobile travelled unsuitable approach down a close-by streets, at which level a “sequence of gunshots” have been fired. The motive that continues to be unknown.

The woman was struck after bullets smashed by the glass window of the constructing, police stated. It was believed she was inside a classroom on the time of the incident.

Dunbar Excessive Faculty was briefly positioned on lockdown, however is predicted to reopen shortly. College students can be dismissed on the other facet of the constructing to the place the capturing occurred.

Metroplitan Police Chief Pamela Smith stated: “Regardless that they’ve been on lock down I need everybody to know which might be safe and they’re secure”.

A neighbour who was current within the space informed Fox Noews that the gunfire had sounded “just like automated fireplace” and there had been “about 20 or 30 pictures”.

“I used to be sitting there with the window open, watching our children – it was fairly apparent, we knew immiediately, we heard the sirens going off. It was simply routine gunfire.

“We’re used to this, properly, we’re not used to this.”

Ass. Chief Parsons informed reporters that the investigations have been nonetheless within the preliminary phases, and that little info was at the moment obtainable.