WASHINGTON, D.C. - A man was killed, and eight others were wounded in a brazen Sunday afternoon shooting on a busy street in northwest Washington, police said.Three men opened fire on a group of people standing on the street in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
just before 5 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department Chief Peter Newsham said.Investigators believe the shooting was a targeted attack.
Two of the shooters were armed with long guns and one had a pistol, Newsham said.Dozens of evidence markers were placed on the sidewalk next to shell casings behind yellow crime scene tape.
A white plastic chair was toppled over and a bike could be seen thrown down on the sidewalk nearby.The victims, all adults, included eight men.