Teen killed in NE as multiple shootings hit city

Police responding to a report of a shooting late Saturday night found 16-year-old Dezmine Perkins suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the 500 block of Edgewood Street NE. Perkins was later pronounced dead at a local hospital, police said. There were four other shootings in the District late Saturday and Sunday, in which a total of six people were injured. All the shootings were thought to be unrelated, police said.

Man shot to death amid raft of Pr. George’s firefights

A man was shot to death outside of a Popeye’s restaurant in Upper Marlboro early Sunday, according to Prince George’s County Police. Police said they had no initial suspects for the slaying. There was also a double shooting Sunday afternoon in Brandywine in which one suspect was taken into custody, police said. One individual was in critical condition shortly after the shooting, and another individual suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police seek gunman in Bethesda shooting

Montgomery County police are looking for the culprit in the shooting of a man in Bethesda early Sunday. Police said a 59-year-old man was shot near the intersection of River and Ridgefield roads. The alleged shooter, police said, is a black man in his 20s who was wearing a camouflage jacket. There was no known motive for the shooting, police said.