Overview
- Gunfire in Piedmont Park left a 16-year-old girl dead and a 15-year-old girl hospitalized in stable condition, police said.
- Officers responded to the area near 10th Street NE and Taft Avenue and secured a large scene that stretched toward the park’s pond.
- Investigators reported multiple crime scene locations and used K-9 units to find ballistic evidence.
- Police said the violence followed an unpermitted gathering on the park’s west side and was not tied to the permitted 404 Day event held earlier.
- Homicide detectives are leading the case with no arrests or identified motive, and police urged anyone with photos or video to come forward as witnesses described confusion and panic.