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Late night shootings wound 4 in Southeast DC

Four people were injured in two separate shootings throughout Southeast D.C. early Tuesday morning, on the heels of a bloody weekend in which nearly two dozen were shot at an outdoor party.

D.C. police responding to the 1300 block of Congress Street SE around 1:30 a.m. for reported gunfire found three people suffering from injuries, all evaluated as non-life-threatening injuries.

The second incident took place around the same time in the 2400 block of Elvans Road SE, where officers found one person shot with injuries also deemed to be non-life-threatening.

All four victims were transported to area hospitals for treatment and are expected to recover.

Police said investigations into the two shootings are ongoing. There are no suspects at this time.

DC-area volunteers raising money for truck to support Ukraine war effort

Some D.C.-area residents are trying to raise enough money to send a specially equipped truck to Ukraine as part of a nationwide grassroots fundraising campaign. Bethesda, Maryland, resident Jeffrey Bloch is helping lead Maryland's effort through the 50 States for Ukraine campaign. The group is trying to raise $13,000 for a vehicle for use by a Ukrainian military unit. Funds raised through 50 States for Ukraine are used by the organization Car for Ukraine to purchase, modify and deliver vehicles. According to the fundraising website, efforts in neighboring D.C. and Virginia have already raised enough money to fund multiple vehicles. “These are not really the large military vehicles or tanks, things like that, that are normally associated with government aid packages, but they are a bit smaller vehicles that are not covered under these aid packages, but they're very urgently needed on the ground," Bloch said.
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