D.C. police officers are working overtime this weekend in response to a rash of overnight shootings that left a dozen people wounded and shook the city’s east side, a spokeswoman said Friday.
None of the 12 victims shot in seven separate shootings suffered from life-threatening injuries, said D.C. police spokeswoman Traci Hughes. Most were shot in the arms, legs and buttocks.
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