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16-Year-Old Arrested After Church Youth Shooting Injures Two

7/1/2026

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Police arrested a 16-year-old in the church with two firearms and charged him with possession.
Two young men were shot during a D.C. youth employment program at the church, and their injuries were non-life-threatening.
Parents said police locked the church for two hours, stopping participants from leaving after the shooting.
Police asked the public to contact the Metropolitan Police Department with information about the gun-violence prevention program for teens.

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Police arrested a 16-year-old in the church with two firearms and charged him with possession.
Two young men were shot during a D.C. youth employment program at the church, and their injuries were non-life-threatening.
Parents said police locked the church for two hours, stopping participants from leaving after the shooting.
Police asked the public to contact the Metropolitan Police Department with information about the gun-violence prevention program for teens.