D.C. police said one person was killed and six others were wounded in three shootings late Saturday and early Sunday in Northwest.
Metropolitan Police said the deadly shooting occurred around 3 a.m. Sunday near Dupont Circle when a gunman took aim at two men and a woman in the 1200 block of Connecticut Avenue NW.
Police said one of the men died at the scene and the other two victims were taken to a hospital and are expected to survive.
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Authorities said they are looking for a Black man wearing dark-colored clothing in connection with the fatal shooting.
Two shootings late Saturday erupted blocks away from Howard University during its annual Homecoming weekend.
Investigators said the first shooting was reported around 11:25 p.m. in the 700 block of V Street NW.
Officers did not find any victims at the scene, but police said a male juvenile took himself to a hospital with a gunshot wound soon afterward.
The boy’s injuries are not considered life-threatening. No suspect description was released by authorities.
Metropolitan Police said the second shooting occurred around 11:55 p.m. in the 900 block of Florida Avenue NW.
Officers arrived to find a man and two juvenile males with gunshot wounds. They were taken to a hospital and are expected to survive, police said.
Officials said they recovered a gun near the scene and are looking for a man with a goatee and an afro who was last seen wearing a light-colored puffer coat.
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