Michael Adams identified as man fatally shot Friday

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Police have identified the man fatally shot Friday night as 23-year-old Michael Donell Adams.

Adams, one of two men to be fatally shot Friday in separate incidents, was found with a gunshot wound at around 8:15 p.m. in the 900 block of Eastern Ave, NE. According to police, Adams was taken to the hospital where he died.

Police are still investigating this homicide.