Crime Alerts: May 17-18

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Between 9:00 p.m. on May 17 and 9:00 a.m. on May 18, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent out two crime alerts.

The most recent alert was sent at 11:01 p.m. for a shooting on the unit block of O Street, SW. Police are looking for a Black male with tattoos on his arms, wearing black pants with white down the side, a black shirt.

The second alert was sent at 10:14 p.m. for a shooting investigation at the United Medical Center Hospital. The investigation is ongoing, and the police do not have a description of the suspect(s).