Shooting near D.C. Metro station injures two
What happened
A man and a juvenile were injured in a shooting near the Petworth Metro station in Washington, D.C. Police are investigating the incident. The conditions of the two individuals have not been released.
Why it matters
The incident, which occurred around 9:01 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, also resulted in the death of 19-year-old Zephaniah Wright of Northeast, D.C. A third adult male victim self-transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds sustained on the 800 block of Taylor Street, Northwest. The 15-year-old was transported to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Police believe the shooting that killed Wright and injured the 15-year-old, which took place on the 3700 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest, was a targeted attack. A suspect vehicle was later found unoccupied. By September 2025, two 18-year-olds, Jose Hernandez and Jayden Wells, had been arrested and charged with First Degree Murder while Armed (Premeditated). The Petworth neighborhood has a crime rate that is 86% higher than the national average, with violent crimes being 155% higher than the national average. Statistics show a 1 in 26 chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Petworth. The southern parts of the neighborhood see the highest number of incidents, with approximately 152 crimes annually. This shooting is part of a larger trend of increasing juvenile involvement in violent crime in Washington, D.C. The percentage of homicides and non-fatal shootings committed by individuals aged 15-to-20 nearly doubled between 2021 and mid-2024. In 2022, 90 juveniles were shot in the city, and 97 were arrested for first-time violent crimes. The District's Office of the Attorney General (OAG) prosecutes the majority of violent juvenile offenses. In 2024, the OAG prosecuted over 90% of homicide and attempted homicide cases, 87.1% of carjacking cases, and 85.7% of gun possession cases involving juveniles. This contributed to a 35% decrease in overall violent crime in 2024 following a spike in 2023.
Key numbers
- The incident, which occurred around 9:01 p.m.
- on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, also resulted in the death of 19-year-old Zephaniah Wright of Northeast, D.C.
- A third adult male victim self-transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds sustained on the 800 block of Taylor Street, Northwest.
- The 15-year-old was transported to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
Quick answers
What happened in Shooting near D.C. Metro station injures two?
A man and a juvenile were injured in a shooting near the Petworth Metro station in Washington, D.C. Police are investigating the incident. The conditions of the two individuals have not been released.
Why does Shooting near D.C. Metro station injures two matter?
The incident, which occurred around 9:01 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, also resulted in the death of 19-year-old Zephaniah Wright of Northeast, D.C. A third adult male victim self-transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds sustained on the 800 block of Taylor Street, Northwest. The 15-year-old was transported to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Police believe the shooting that killed Wright and injured the 15-year-old, which took place on the 3700 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest, was a targeted attack. A suspect vehicle was later found unoccupied. By September 2025, two 18-year-olds, Jose Hernandez and Jayden Wells, had been arrested and charged with First Degree Murder while Armed (Premeditated). The Petworth neighborhood has a crime rate that is 86% higher than the national average, with violent crimes being 155% higher than the national average. Statistics show a 1 in 26 chance of becoming a victim of a crime in Petworth. The southern parts of the neighborhood see the highest number of incidents, with approximately 152 crimes annually. This shooting is part of a larger trend of increasing juvenile involvement in violent crime in Washington, D.C. The percentage of homicides and non-fatal shootings committed by individuals aged 15-to-20 nearly doubled between 2021 and mid-2024. In 2022, 90 juveniles were shot in the city, and 97 were arrested for first-time violent crimes. The District's Office of the Attorney General (OAG) prosecutes the majority of violent juvenile offenses. In 2024, the OAG prosecuted over 90% of homicide and attempted homicide cases, 87.1% of carjacking cases, and 85.7% of gun possession cases involving juveniles. This contributed to a 35% decrease in overall violent crime in 2024 following a spike in 2023.
