Deadly Tenleytown shooting leaves 18-year-old DC teen dead

Teen dies after broad daylight shooting behind busy Tenleytown corridor

WASHINGTON, DC — An 18-year-old man from Southwest DC has died after being shot behind a busy Tenleytown business corridor, turning a daytime shooting into a homicide investigation, police said.

The Metropolitan Police Department identified the victim as Brady Flowers Jr., 18, of Southwest DC.

The shooting happened Thursday, May 7, at about 4:35 p.m. in the 4500 block of Wisconsin Avenue Northwest.

Second District officers responded to reports of gunfire and found Flowers suffering from a gunshot wound in an alley behind an establishment in the area.

He was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police said Flowers died Friday, May 8, after succumbing to his injuries.

Detectives are continuing to investigate the fatal shooting...