Shooting outside D.C. funeral home leaves 1 dead, 3 wounded

One person was killed and four others were wounded during a shooting outside a funeral home in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, authorities said, adding that the gunman remains at large. 

Police responded to reports of multiple people shot outside Stewart Funeral Home on the 4000 block of Benning Road NE at around 12:19 p.m., a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) spokesperson said. The shooting took place as people were leaving the funeral of a homicide victim that was killed in March.

The four victims wounded by the gunfire were all adults. One man was pronounced dead at the scene, while three others were taken to nearby hospitals to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to MPD Police Chief Robert Contee. 

Police have made no arrests in the case. The gunman has not yet been identified. However, investigators believe the shooting could have been targeted, but did not release any more details.

"At this point, it appears that several people who were in the block were specifically targeted. We're unsure why that is. We're unsure why these people were targeted, more or less why they were targeted at a funeral. We don't understand that. We're looking for the community's help," Contee said. 

It is also unclear whether the incident was a drive-by shooting or if there was some kind of altercation that led to the shooting. 

"It does not appear that it was an exchange of gunfire. It appears that these four people were near the sidewalk here [and] were struck by gunfire coming from a suspect or suspects," he said.

"At this point, the Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the community's help. We're asking for anyone who has information to please call us anonymously at 202-727-9099, or you may text us anonymously at 50411," Contee added.