Police search for suspect after deadly broad daylight shooting near DC post office

The Brief

  • Police respond to shooting on the 600 block of Southern Avenue near the post office.
  • Man dies at scene after D.C. Fire and EMS try to save him.
  • Investigation remains preliminary as police search for a suspect.

WASHINGTON A southeast D.C. neighborhood was shaken Tuesday by a deadly afternoon shooting near homes, businesses and a post office.

FOX 5’s Shomari Stone was on the scene as crime‑scene investigators collected shell casings and other evidence in brown paper bags.

Homicide detectives say that around 3 p.m., officers responded to the 600 block of Southern Avenue for a report of a shooting outside the post office. Police found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. D.C. Fire and EMS tried to save him, but he died at the scene.

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