Police identify two men in Washington, DC shooting that also injured a 2-year-old girl on a walk with classmates from daycare

Police have identified two men killed in a shooting in southeast DC on Thursday that also injured a 2-year-old girl on a walk with her kindergarten class. Police are now offering a $50,000 reward.

In a police news release Friday, the two men were identified as 29-year-old Lamont Street of Capitol Heights, Maryland, and 50-year-old Jermaine Proctor of Southeast DC.

They were killed in a volley of fire in the area of ​​22nd and Savannah streets, not far from Suitland Parkway, around 11:20 a.m. Thursday. Several armed suspects jumped out of a vehicle at the intersection and began shooting.

In addition to Street and Proctor, another man and the little girl were injured in the shooting. They were both taken to the hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.

The Washington DC Police Department is offering a total reward of $50,000 to anyone who provides information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 202-727-9099. Tips can also be texted to the department’s tip line at 50411.

The little girl injured in the shooting was part of a group of toddlers from the Cre8tive Korner Early Learning Center on Alabama Avenue who were taking a morning walk with their teachers to a nearby “toddler playground” when the shots rang out.

Juanita Barnes, the daycare’s owner, told WTOP that the daycare will no longer take children on walks due to safety concerns.

The day care center’s young students have been hit by a wave of violence this year. A former and a current student – both young children – were killed in separate shootings outside the school this year.

Barnes told WTOP that daycare centers need the city’s support to stay open and provide working parents with a safe place to leave their children.

“We urgently need help east of the river – we need resources,” she said.

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