Funeral home horror: At least one person dead and several injured after mass shooter opened fire

Several people have been shot, and at least one has died, outside a funeral home in Washington DC, just days after other deadly mass shootings at a primary school and a bank in the US.

Police urged people in the area to look out for a green vehicle fleeing the scene after a gunman opened fire on mourners outside a funeral home. Picture: John Henry/WUSA9

One man has been shot dead and three others injured in a “targeted” attack outside a funeral home in Washington, DC, according to local police.

The gunman opened fire on the crowd just before 12.30 pm after mourners had left a service for a murder victim at the Stewart Funeral Home in Northeast Washington.

“It’s unfortunate that someone would be so brazen to do such an act, let alone at a funeral,” DC Police Chief Robert Contee said at a press conference.

“How low can you be of a human being to target people at a funeral?”

The slain man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the three wounded were rushed to a nearby hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries.

Mr Contee said investigators were still trying to identify a suspect and determine why the four victims were targeted.

They had been milling around near the pavement when they were struck and police said it didn’t appear any of them exchanged gunfire with the shooter.

The person whose funeral they were attending had been shot dead at the end of March, according to Mr Contee. That man has been identified as 25-year-old Stephon Lamont Carroll.

“The person who the funeral was for was a homicide victim in the latter part of March so at the family’s request, we will extend additional police presence in the area of the funeral,” the chief said.

“Their loved one died as a result of gun violence.

“Someone decided to disrespect the family at this level and commit this senseless act of violence at this kid’s funeral.”

The family had requested police presence at the funeral because they were fearful of a incident, he added.

Police urged people in the area to look out for a green vehicle fleeing the scene after a gunman opened fire on mourners outside a funeral home. Picture: John Henry/WUSA9

Police currently have no suspects in Tuesday’s shooting and are calling on witnesses to come forward with any information.

Immediately after the shooting broke out, police urged those in the area to look out for a green vehicle fleeing the scene.

Heavy police presence outside Stewart Funeral Home on the 4000 bl. of Benning NE. Multiple shots fired, says @DCPoliceDept. One man is walking around with a t-shirt covered in blood. A white sheet’s covering something in the distance too, but I can’t definitively say what. @wusa9pic.twitter.com/Xf8YCHDa4a

— John Henry (@JohnHenryWUSA) April 11, 2023

A WUSA9 reporter on the scene said a man was walking around on the street wearing a blood-soaked t-shirt in the wake of the shooting. Multiple streets surrounding the funeral home were shut down as the investigation unfolded and a heavy police presence remained at the scene.

The shooting comes just a day after a gunman in Louisville, Kentucky, killed five people before being killed in a gunfight with police.

Earlier this month, teen gunwoman Audrey Hale opened fire on the Covenant School in Nashville, killing three young children and three adults before being shot dead by police.

More to come.