Suspect was traveling in an older BMW when shots were fired At least seven people have been shot 12 people being treated in hospital but police say there may be more Shooting occurred just a mile away from Capitol building By James Daniel PUBLISHED: 08:20 EST, 11 March 2013 | UPDATED: 08:48 EST, 11 March 2013 At least a dozen people were hurt in a drive-by shooting in America's capital in the early hours of this morning. Authorities said that around 2 a.m. shots were fired in northwest Washington D.C. Witnesses say that someone in an old blue BMW opened fire on a group of people who were standing outside an apartment building.
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Suspect was traveling in an older BMW when shots were fired
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At least seven people have been shot
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12 people being treated in hospital but police say there may be more
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Shooting occurred just a mile away from Capitol building
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