Document: Deadly Shooting in Northwest, DC

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By D.C. Witness Staff - May 16, 2022
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Metropolitan Police Department detectives are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred in Northwest, DC.

At approximately 5:26 p.m. on May 13, officers responded to the 200 block of Upshur Street, NW, for the report of a shooting. They did not find a shooting victim there but learned that someone suffering from a gunshot wound had walked into a local hospital.

The victim, 48-year-old Renard Thornton, succumbed to his injuries.

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