15-year-old girl killed in Southeast DC shooting identified

Paola Belloso
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WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department has identified the teen girl who was killed in a shooting in Southeast D.C. on Sunday morning.

MPD said that at about 10:50 p.m., they were in the 2400 block of Elvans Road when they heard gunshots.

While police were investigating, they found a teen girl who had been shot inside an apartment building. She died at the scene.

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Police determined that the suspects fired shots, from a car, at people who were outside.

After the gunshots, the victim ran inside the building where she was found.

The victim was identified as 15-year-old Niomi Russell of Northwest.

The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each homicide committed in the District of Columbia.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099.

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