Arrest made in fatal shooting in D C of 6-year-old Nyiah Courtney, according to police officials washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two Shootings in Washington Leave a Community on Edge
Separate eruptions of gun violence killed a 6-year-old girl and sent panicked baseball fans at Nationals Park scrambling for cover.
The police are asking for the public s help in finding the people responsible for the gunfire that killed Nyiah Courtney, 6, as she rode her scooter on Friday night in southeast Washington.Credit.Metropolitan Police Department
Published July 18, 2021Updated July 19, 2021, 9:16 a.m. ET
In her short life, Nyiah Courtney, 6, played a lot of roles using her imagination. She was a doctor, a teacher and a babysitter. She went on safaris and rescued animals. She once washed her teacher’s hair in a play sink, cut it and styled it.
Police search for killer of 6-year-old girl remembered for her energy and smile washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Updated: 20:33 ET, Jul 17 2021
THE father of a six-year-old girl who was shot dead in Washington DC was reportedly led away by cops at a Black Lives Matter protest after the deadly shooting.
Nyiah Courtney was killed and five others were injured in a mass shooting in the Congress Heights section of southeast Washington on Friday evening.
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Police released an image of a car they believed to be involved in the shootingCredit: DC PD
The gunfire erupted shortly after 11pm in the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.
Cops who were nearby responded to the scene about 34 seconds after the first gunshot was heard.