Youth shot in Southeast Washington; injuries not believed to be life threatening A child was shot and wounded Tuesday in the Marshall Heights neighborhood of Southeast Washington, according to a D.C. police spokesman. The incident occurred about 6:20 p.m. in the 5000 block of Call Place SE, south of East Capitol Street. Officer Paul Metcalf, a police spokesman, said the youth was about 10 years old, possibly younger. He did not immediately know if the child was a boy or a girl. The victim was wounded in a leg, Metcalf said, and was being taken to an area hospital. No arrests were immediately made.