Police investigating triple shooting with one dead in Southeast D.C.
The shootings occurred about 4:50 p.m. outside a convenience store in the 600 block of Chesapeake Street SE, near Hendley Elementary School. Police said two men got out of a vehicle and opened fire on people on the block.
Police said three men were struck by bullets, including Kendrick Phillips, 30, of Southeast Washington, who died at a hospital. Two other men had injuries that police said did not appear life-threatening.had been shot; they later said a fourth person who they thought had been struck by gunfire was instead injured running away from the gunfire.
Police said they were looking for a black sedan with temporary license plates and tinted windows. They said a black Dodge van was later found burned on Central Avenue in Northeast Washington. A police spokeswoman said they are trying to confirm if that is the vehicle used in the shootings.
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