Man Injured in Shooting Near Cardozo

Someone shot a man on a block that includes the Cardozo Education Campus and the Garfield Terrace public housing complex some time after midnight this morning, police said.

The shooting happened on the 2300 block of 11th Street NW around 12:30 a.m. today.

The victim was conscious when he was taken to the hospital, authorities said.

The area where gunfire broke out is close to where 23-year-old Eric Garrett was shot and gravely injured on Sept. 12. Garrett died in a local hospital earlier this week.

Police tweeted about the shooting around 2 a.m. this morning:

Alert Shooting: 2300 Block of 11th Street NW// Lookout for a B/M, 5'6",red jacket//4692

— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) September 22, 2016

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