2 shootings in DC leave at least 1 person dead, 8 wounded

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By Bob D'Angelo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nine people were shot, at least one fatally, in two incidents Thursday night in Washington, D.C., authorities said.

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One man was killed and five other adults were wounded in the courtyard of an apartment complex around 10;05 p.m., Cmdr. Stuart Emerman of the District of Columbia Police Department told The Washington Post.

Five of the victims were men and the other adult was a woman, the newspaper reported.

Emerman said injuries ranged from critical to non-life-threatening, the Post reported.

In a tweet, police said they were searching for two males "armed with an AK-style rifle."