6-year-old girl killed, 5 others injured in Washington, DC, shooting

Six people were injured and one 6-year-old girl killed in a shooting that took place in Washington, D.C., Friday night.

Six people were injured and one 6-year-old girl killed in a shooting that took place in Washington, D.C., Friday night. The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia released a video statement regarding the shooting, which took place shortly after 11 p.m. Executive Assistant Chief Ashan M. Benedict said police heard shots of gunfire at 2900 Block of Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, Southeast and rushed to the scene to find six victims injured -- three male adults, two female adults and one child. The 6-year-old girl was shot and killed on the location and was pronounced dead at a local hospital, Benedict said.