Teen found shot near Taylor Street

Teen shot in Northwest DC as police search for answers

WASHINGTON, DC — A teenage boy was hospitalized Monday night after gunfire erupted in a Northwest Washington neighborhood, prompting an active police investigation.

Metropolitan Police Department officers responded around 9:15 p.m. to the 700 block of Taylor Street Northwest after reports of a shooting.

When officers arrived, they located a teenage male suffering from a gunshot wound nearby.

The victim was conscious and breathing when he was transported to a hospital for treatment, poli...