Woman killed inside her car in Northeast DC shooting; 2 suspects sought

By Mike Jakaitis
March 10, 2022 | 8:21 PM

A woman was killed after being shot inside her car in Northeast D.C. Thursday evening.

D.C. police said two twin toddlers were inside the car when the shooting happened but they were not hurt.

Police said they are looking for two suspects involved in the shooting, which occurred in the 1800 block of Benning Road NE around 6 p.m.

The suspects fled westward toward Gales Street NE. In a tweet, the Metropolitan Police Department described them as two Black men last seen wearing all-black clothing.

An investigation is ongoing.

Below is a map of the area:

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National Museum of the American Latino to be housed in historic Smithsonian building

By Neal Augenstein
September 1, 2026 | 10:36 AM

The Smithsonian Institution has decided to put the National Museum of the American Latino into an existing, historic building, rather than constructing a new one. The Smithsonian Board of Regents on Monday designated the Arts and Industries Building, a 145-year-old redbrick Victorian structure located between the Smithsonian Castle and the Hirshhorn Museum, as the permanent site of the National Museum of the American Latino, which Congress authorized in 2020. In 2022, the Smithsonian narrowed its survey for permanent locations for the National Museum of the American Latino and the American Women's History Museum to four locations near the National Mall on land owned by the National Park Service. The Arts and Industries Building, located at 900 Jefferson St. SW, was one of the four sites. New construction on National Park Service land would require congressional approval. However, since the Smithsonian already owns the Arts and Industries Building, the institution can place the National Museum of the American Latino in the existing building without additional legislation.

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