Metropolitan Police provide cover for residents as they are evacuated away from a shooting scene on Van Ness Street Northwest on April 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Police are swarming the scene after three people were shot near a school in Northwest DC, according to officials.DC police said they received a call about a shooting at about 3:30 p.m.
on Friday along the 2900 block of Van Ness Street, NW near Edmund Burke School.DC Police hold a press conference at the scene of a shooting near a school in Northwest D.C.There have been at least three victims located, including one man, one woman, and a 12-year-old girl, according to authorities.
Police say the two adults are in critical but stable condition, and the child is in stable condition. Police expect all three victims to survive.Police are currently conducting sweeps in the area and are urging residents in the Cleveland Park and Van Ness area to shelter in place.
Police say they do not have a suspect in custody.Local and federal law enforcement respond to an alleged shooting near the 2900 block of Van Ness Street in Northwest, Washington, DC on April 22, 2022. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) FOX 5's cameras captured someone being led away from the scene in handcuffs, but the police chief later said they were detaining people fleeing the scene to make sure they weren't the shooter.