Police are investigating a shooting on the 400 block of M St SE —: A practical reader guide

Police are investigating a shooting on the 400 block of M St SE —: A practical reader guide

An adult woman was reportedly shot near the intersection of Fourth and M streets SE in Washington, D.C.’s Navy Yard neighborhood, opposite Harris Teeter on October 14.

She was taken to a trauma center and was said to be conscious, but the seriousness of her injuries had not yet been determined.

Meanwhile, Fox 5 DC reporter Alison Papson shared preliminary details about the suspect on X. “NAVY YARD SHOOTING: Police are investigating a shooting on the 400 block of M St SE. A woman was shot around 5pm; she is conscious & breathing. Lookout for the suspect is a black female wearing a black shirt, operating a dark colored Chevy vehicle, with Maryland tags of #5GY4386,” Papson wrote in her post. Federal personnel nearby reportedly heard the shots, as DC police officers, National Guard troops and federal agents remained on-site following the incident. Footage shared on X after the incident showed police securing the scene, with numerous emergency response vehicles gathered in the area and sirens sounding. Security personnel were also seen directing pedestrians and motorists away from the cordoned-off section and advising them to use alternative routes. Investigators were concentrating their efforts around a bus stop near the intersection.

The suspect was described as a Black woman wearing a black shirt and driving a dark-colored Chevrolet with Maryland license plates reading #5GY4386, according to the lookout information.

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) stated that officers arriving at the scene found an adult woman who was conscious and breathing but had sustained a gunshot wound, according to local media outlet DC News Now. “Upon arrival, officers located an adult female, conscious and breathing, suffering from a gunshot wound,” MPD said.