Two fatal shooting in NE D.C. being investigated

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Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, October 30, 2009; 4:38 PM

Police are investigating two fatal shootings that took place early Friday morning in Northeast D.C.

Police arrived at the 1100 block of 48th Street NE at about 12:30 a.m. to discover a man lying in an alley who had been shot several times, according to Gwendolyn Crump, a police spokeswoman.

Police identified the man as Deuante Ray, 20, of the 1100 block of 45th St NE. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A second shooting that took place a few hours later at 46th St and Hunt Place NE killed a 24-year-old Capitol Heights man.

D.C. police identified the victim as Robert Aren Eagleman Jr., of the 1400 block of Early Oaks Lane. He was killed at around 4:30 a.m.



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