Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department found four individuals suffering from gunshot wounds on the 1300 Block of Congress Street, SE.
The victims were transported to a local hospital, where a male and a female were pronounced dead. The victims who succumbed to their injuries were 25-year-old George Evans III, and 28-year-old Keosha Ferguson.
Both victims were residents of Southeast, DC.
Later, police discovered there was a fifth victim seeking treatment at another hospital.
All of the other victims received treatment for non-life threatening injuries.