11 Shot, 1 Dead In D.C. Within 24-Hour Span

WASHINGTON (WNEW) — Six people were shot in the early morning hours on Sunday in southwest.

Police say they responded around 1:45 a.m. in the unit block of N Street, between 1st and Half Street, and found six people suffering from gunshot wounds.

All six, both men and women, were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

WNEW’s Heather Curtis says neighbors tell her that they woke up to hear an argument, followed by gunfire. All six people that were shot were at a party.

Six people shot on N St Unit early this morning. All expected to survive. Neighbor heard more than a dozen shots. http://t.co/owgOzUqbzq

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Heather Curtis (@HeatherMCurtis1) August 10, 2014

Police investigate shooting of six people on N Unit SW. All expected to survive. http://t.co/9zmWuiWCgW

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Heather Curtis (@HeatherMCurtis1) August 10, 2014

Neighbor tells me he heard an argument & then what sounded like 100 shots during the shooting of 6 people on N St Sw early this a.m.

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Heather Curtis (@HeatherMCurtis1) August 10, 2014

D.C. police are also investigating a shooting that left a 23-year-old man dead in northwest D.C. late Friday night.

In another unrelated incident, four people were shot late Friday in northeast D.C.

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WNEW’s Heather Curtis contributed to this report. Follow her and WNEW on Twitter.