17-year-old arrested in DC robbery, double shooting

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A 17-year-old is being charged as an adult after police said he shot two people, including another teenager, during a robbery in Northwest.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the investigation began just before noon Tuesday when officers responded to a reported shooting in the 4500 block of Kansas Ave. NW. This is near the E.L. Haynes charter school.

At the scene, police found a man and a teenage boy with gunshot wounds. Medics transported the pair to the hospital for treatment.

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Upon further investigation, detectives learned that the man and teen agreed to meet the suspects to sell them an item that had been posted online…

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