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A six-year-old boy was fatally struck by a car in Southeast around 7:35 p.m. on Wednesday evening.

Xavier Luckey was crossing the street on the 4300 block of Livingston Road SE when he was hit by a vehicle, according to a release from the Metropolitan Police Department. Luckey was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Family members told NBC Washington that they were celebrating Luckey’s birthday in the area on Wednesday with a cookout.

The driver left the scene, but later reported the crash, according to a police spokeswoman. D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham said last night that officers were interviewing the driver. As of this morning, no charges have been filed.

“It’s unclear exactly the circumstances surrounding the accident,” Newsham said last night, but there were “a number of witnesses” present at the time.

Police describe the road as “two-directional, non-divided, with no crosswalk present.”

Mayor Muriel Bowser said in March that officials are identifying streets with potential safety risks to make changes as part of D.C.’s Vision Zero plan to eliminate all traffic-related fatalities and injuries by 2024.