One dead after shooting in Southeast Monday

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Two men were wounded, one fatally, in a shooting on Eaton Road in Southeast D.C. Monday night.

According to police, two male victims were found suffering from apparent gunshot wounds Monday night at around 7:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Easton Road, SE.

Both men were taken to the hospital. One victim was listed in critical condition while a second victim, Ernest Massenberg-Bey, Jr., was pronounced dead.

Massenberg-Bey Jr. was 21-years-old and from Southeast, D.C.