March 17 (UPI) -- Police are searching for a suspect who shot and killed two people and left five others wounded Sunday in a historic Washington, D.C., neighborhood, officials said.
Police said the suspect fled on foot after the shooting took place at 3 a.m. at the intersection of 7th Street NW and P Street NW, about four blocks away from Mt. Vernon Square near the Kennedy Recreation Center, police said.
"We're asking anyone who may have any information related to this incident or may have witnessed it, to contact the Metropolitan Police Department," Executive Assistant Chief Jeffrey Carrol said during a news conference Sunday morning.
Investigators were searching for a Black man with "average build, wearing light pants, blue shirt,"the Metropolitan Police Department said on X.
"Last seen on foot southbound on 7th Street NW," the department said. "DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911."
Officers called to the scene found six adults, who had all been shot. Two of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, Carrol said.
A seventh victim showed up at a hospital on his own, police said Sunday afternoon.
The deceased victims were identified Sunday night as 32-year-old Anthony Brown of Southeast, D.C., and 32-year-old Jay Lucks of Baltimore, Md.
Though the motive of the shooting remains under investigation, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement that preliminary investigations suggest "that one or more suspects intentionally discharged a firearm at the victims."
A reward of up to $25,00 per victim, totaling $50,000, is being offered by the department for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
