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Police ID Two Killed During Weekend Double Shooting In DC

Two people were killed in a weekend shooting in Northwest DC that remains under investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department.

Metropolitan police are investigating the shootings.

Metropolitan police are investigating the shootings.

Photo Credit: Facebook/Metropolitan Police Department

Northwest DC resident Luke Whitaker, 29, and 19-year-old Zion Hollingsworth-Hayes, of Silver Spring in Maryland, have been identified by investigators as the two men killed on Saturday, July 22 in the 1400 block of Girard Street NW. 

Shortly after 9:50 p.m. on Saturday night, officers responded to a reported shooting in the area, where they found one victim and later a second was tracked down in the 1400 block of Fairmont Street.

DC Fire and EMS personnel treated both victims, but both were pronounced dead at the scene.

No information about a shooter or possible motive has been released by investigators.

Anyone with information regarding the shootings has been asked to contact investigators by calling (202) 727-9099. 

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