Four people were shot according to police. A 15-year-old was killed. Among the three wounded is a police officer. Police were breaking up an illegal pop-up Juneteenth celebration called Moechella.
Witnesses described how the teenager was ‘screaming out for his mom’ after being shot, WTTG reported.
One of the witnesses of the shooting decided to speak up!
Daniel Dyson witnessed the U St shooting after the #moechella festival. He says he was standing right next to the officer who was shot. A 15-year-old boy was killed, according to @DCPoliceDept. We’re live on @fox5dc at 11 pic.twitter.com/FQfhIDkzJP
— Lindsay Watts (@LindsayAWatts) June 20, 2022
The officer was taken to an area hospital and is in stable condition, police confirmed. The other two victims are also recovering.
Video shared on Twitter showed revelers twerking on top of cars as shots rang out, forcing people to flee for cover.
Other footage shows first responders rendering aid at the scene while a large crowd disperses from the area.
Police are still looking for the gunman.
Videos below:
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Moment of shots fired captured by bystander cellphone video pic.twitter.com/ff4dGLUyFe— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) June 20, 2022
#juneteenth2022 #DC #shooting pic.twitter.com/uzJTCf1rRc
— The Daily Sneed™ (@Tr00peRR) June 20, 2022
— The Daily Sneed™ (@Tr00peRR) June 20, 2022
Multiple people reported shot at an intersection in #DC pic.twitter.com/DeRt14aLpa
— The Daily Sneed™ (@Tr00peRR) June 20, 2022
— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) June 20, 2022
BREAKING: New video of Juneteenth mass shooting in DC pic.twitter.com/wcllLyd5qI
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 20, 2022
Yes, plenty of women were seen twerking at the time of the shooting!
Police said the chaos erupted shortly after a fight broke out between Moechella attendees.
After the fight was broken up, a second incident occurred, causing festival attendees to scatter. Police say the exact nature of the second incident remains unclear at this time.
Cops shut the festival down after determining it wasn’t safe. Paramedics were rendering aid to those who suffered injuries after being trampled by the fleeing crowd.