Five people, including one child, were shot in the Barry Farm neighborhood of Southeast on Monday afternoon, police said. Around 2:30 p.m., police received a report of gunshots in the 1200 block of Sumner Road Southeast, near Barry Farm Recreation Center. “They could have been out here.”Wright said police are searching for a gray or silver four-door vehicle that was seen fleeing Sumner Road toward Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE. Barry Farm is about 1.5 miles north of where a 15-year-old was fatally shot Sunday morning outside a convenience store in the Congress Heights neighborhood. Read more:Lawsuit alleges that new Barry Farm won’t have enough room for familiesBarry Farm residents still fighting for their homes, even as many demolishedLocal newsletters: Local headlines (8 a.m.) | Afternoon Buzz (4 p.m.)Like PostLocal on Facebook | Follow @postlocal on Twitter | Latest local news

Source: Washington Post May 27, 2019 21:09 UTC