DC police search for missing 2 year old after mother found shot dead in alley

WASHINGTON D.C. police are searching for a missing 2‑year‑old boy after his mother was found shot to death late Tuesday in a northwest alley.

Authorities identified the child as Royce Hawkins, who has not been seen since the shooting.

Officers were called around 10:52 p.m. to the 600 block of Kenyon Street NW, where they found the woman suffering from gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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