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D.C. law enforcement and emergency crews responded to the scene of a shooting at 2912 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE this morning, the fourth shooting reported inside the District east of the Anacostia River in the last fifteen hours. According to authorities, one person inside the Pro Cut Family Barber Shop was shot and suffered potentially life-threatening injuries around 11:45 this morning. The exact details of how the shooting went down are still unknown, but it is part of a disturbing recent uptick in violence — three separate shootings were reported last night, with one person suffering possibly life-threatening wounds.