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# 'Multiple' people shot on streets of Washington, D.C. - local media

> Sept 19 (Reuters) - Gunfire erupted on the streets of Washington, D.C., on Thursday night and at least several people were shot, local media reported.

By Reuters · Published 20 September 2019, 07:21 SAST

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Reuters could not immediately reach police to confirm the reports.

Local TV station FOX-5 reported, citing police, that six people were shot in the incident.

ABC affiliate WJLA-TV posted images on Twitter of ambulances carrying victims from the scene and said that there had been a "massive" police response at the intersection of 14th and Columbia streets north of the city's downtown.

(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Christian Schmollinger)