02-17-24 | A 10-year-old boy was shot while being caught in the crossfire of a shootout in Southeast D.C. Saturday night. The little boy was walking with his mother when two people started firing at each other in the 3400 block of 13th Place SE, the Congress Heights neighborhood. MPD officers responded at about 8:20 p.m. and found the young boy suffering from a gun shot wound to the leg, EMS transported the boy a hospital. He is expected to recover from his injuries.

The child’s mother was not hurt, and police investigators said they do not believe the child or his mother were the intended targets.