Student Shot Near School In Broad Daylight

WASHINGTON, DC — A 17-year-old Ballou High School student was seriously injured in a shooting that occurred in broad daylight near the school in Southeast Washington Thursday afternoon.

Police believe the victim got in an argument with unknown suspects, which resulted in the shooting, Assistant Chief Robert Contee said at a press conference Thursday evening.

The student was shot around 3:45 p.m. in the 3200 block of 4th St. SE. He was transported to an area hospital for treatment, where his is unconscious but breathing.

Police are searching for anyone who may have observed individuals in the area in a black vehicle. Police are unsure if the car was a two- or four-door, but it has dark windows and was occupied by at least two males.

"I can't reiterate enough, this happened at 3:45. We know that people were definitely on the street, walking on the street, driving by, on buses," Mayor Muriel Bowser said at the press conference. "You may have seen this dark colored vehicle that may have been leaving the scene at a high rate of speed."

Bowser encouraged residents with information to call the Metropolitan Police Department at 202-727-9099 or text 50411.

"Certainly we expect our children to be able to go to school and get home from school safely," Bowser said. "We know we have a shooting, a gun involved, and we want the public's help in identifying any illegal guns in our community."

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