Teen Shot Near Waterfront Metro Station

A teenage boy was shot Saturday night outside Waterfront Metro in Southwest Washington and taken to a hospital with injuries. (dcnewsnow.com) Metropolitan Police said officers responded at 9:05 p.m. on April 18 to reports of shots fired in the 300 block of M Street SW, near the station entrance. Officers found the boy conscious and breathing at the scene. (dcnewsnow.com) D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services took him to a hospital, and police said his injuries were not life-threatening. The suspect fled on foot, and police had not released a description in the initial reports. (hoodline.com; fox5dc.com) The shooting happened outside a Green Line station in the Southwest waterfront area, a corridor of apartments, restaurants, music venues and Nationals Park foot traffic. Waterfront station sits on M Street SW and has no parking, with bus and bikeshare connections around the entrance. (wmata.com) Police have asked witnesses to contact detectives as the investigation continues, and the department says people can also submit tips anonymously. The case remained active in reports published through April 20. (patch.com; fox5dc.com) The incident landed during a violent stretch in the city. The Washington Post reported on April 19 that D.C. had recorded seven homicides in five days, its deadliest such span since July 2025. (washingtonpost.com) Citywide, Metropolitan Police’s preliminary year-to-date figures through April 21 showed violent crime up 2% from the same point in 2025, with robbery up 14% and sex abuse up 22%, while homicides were down 17%. Assault with a dangerous weapon was down 2%. (mpdc.dc.gov) Southwest has also seen other gun cases over the past year, including a May 2025 shooting on M Street SW near the waterfront and a January 2025 fatal shooting of a teenager in the neighborhood. Those cases were separate, but both drew public appeals from police for help identifying suspects. (mpdc.dc.gov; mpdc.dc.gov) For now, detectives are still trying to piece together who fired the shots near Waterfront and why. Anyone with information is being asked to contact D.C. police or send a tip online. (patch.com)