'Multiple' people shot on streets of Washington, D.C.: local media

(Reuters) – Gunfire erupted on the streets of Washington, D.C., on Thursday night and at least several people were shot, local media reported.

Reuters could not immediately confirm the reports. Local WJLA-TV posted images on Twitter of ambulances carrying victims from the scene and said that there had been a “massive” police response.

Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman

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source: reuters.com

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