Shooting on Capitol Avenue leaves 45-year-old man dead

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Police are investigating a shooting that left one man injured and another dead.

At approximately 7:30 p.m. Monday evening, police responded to the sound of gunshots on the 1800 block of Capitol Ave., NE. There they found two men, including Timothy Pretlow, suffering from gunshot wounds.

Both men were transferred to a local hospital, where 45-year-old Pretlow died from his injuries. Police say the other victim has non-life threatening injuries.