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Two dead in double shooting in Northeast D.C.

WASHINGTON –District of Columbia police are reporting a double shooting in Northeast D.C. which left two men dead.

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Two people were shot and killed in Northeast D.C. Friday night.

The shootings happened around 8 p.m. near the intersection of Lee and 50th Streets and not far from Sheriff Road.

According to D.C. police, both victims are adult males and there are no suspects at this time.

Police have not confirmed the ages of the men but said one was treated and pronounced dead on the scene, the other was taken to the hospital where he died.

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