Man killed in Columbia Heights Tuesday morning

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Police say a 20-year-old man was fatally shot Tuesday morning in Columbia Heights.

Police responded to a call for a shooting at around 6:30 a.m. in the 2900 block of 14th Street, NW. They found Devonte Crawford suffering from a gunshot wound. Crawford died at the scene, and police are investigating the case as a homicide.