Teenager Fatally Shot at Brookland Metro Station in DC
A teenage boy was pronounced dead after being shot in the head during an altercation at the Brookland Metro Station, with police actively searching for the suspect.
- A teenage male was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene during an altercation on the Brookland Metro Station platform.
- The incident occurred just before 4 p.m. on Thursday, with the station reportedly crowded with school children at the time.
- Police describe the suspect as a black male, light skin, wearing a black jacket, black hoody, gray square backpack, light blue jeans, and black and white shoes.
- Metro Transit Police and DC Police are investigating the shooting and have issued a lookout for the suspect.
- Red line trains bypassed the station in the afternoon, and nearby Catholic University of America lifted its shelter-in-place order around 6:45 p.m.