Eight people, including a 12-year-old girl, were injured in two back-to-back shootings in Washington, DC on Friday night – incidents that police are investigating as being connected. ET, Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to sounds of gunshots in the district’s southwestern quadrant, officials said. When officers arrived, they discovered a 12-year-old girl who had been shot. Authorities said they were still investigating what led to the second shooting. “We are investigating the scenes as being connected,” said Andre Wright, an assistant chief at the department.

Source: CNN April 22, 2023 13:26 UTC