2 teens killed, 3 wounded in D.C. drive-by attack

Published October 14, 2009 4:00am ET



Two teenagers were killed and three others were wounded during a drive-by shooting Tuesday afternoon in a troubled Northeast Washington neighborhood.

The victims, males between the ages of 16 and 18, were standing in the courtyard at the Clay Terrace housing complex at about 4 p.m. when a black sport utility vehicle with tinted windows rolled up and bullets started flying, D.C. police said. One young man died at the scene. The other four were taken to the hospital, where a second victim was pronounced dead, police said.

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