Homicide investigation underway after man shot, killed in Columbia Heights

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A homicide investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed in Northwest D.C. early Sunday, D.C. police said.

At around 5:45 a.m., officers responded to the 3300 block of Georgia Ave., in the Columbia Heights area, for the report of a shooting.

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At the scene, they found a man who had been shot multiple times. Officers said he was unconscious and “barely breathing,” when they arrived.

He was later pronounced dead. Police have not yet released his name…

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