Shaw business owner demands action from city after drive-by shooting amid Pride celebration


Business owner wants action after gunman opens fire amid crowd in Shaw neighborhood

A Shaw business owner says city officials need to act to curb violent trend in neighborhood.

WASHINGTON – The suspect – or suspects – responsible for firing shots in the middle of a busy Northwest D.C. street Sunday are still out there.

Witnesses say the gunman fired four or five shots while hanging out of a sunroof at 8th and Florida Avenue in Shaw – shattering glass and lodging bullet holes in cars and nearby businesses.

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A FOX 5 crew working two blocks away heard at least four shots – all while the city celebrated Pride.

No one was hurt during the incident.

D.C. police say the dark sedan kept going west after the gunfire, heading toward 9th Street, Northwest.

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