Children, family run for cover in church after 140 bullets fly across NE DC neighborhood

Fri, July 25th 2025 at 6:31 PM

Security video from the Solid Rock Perfecting Church on Benning Road in D.C. shows a family and children fleeing into the church moments before shots rang out. (Solid Rock Perfecting Church)
Solid Rock Perfecting Church in Northeast, D.C., on July 25, 2025. (7News)

A bullet hole was spotted in the roof of the Solid Rock Perfecting Church in Northeast D.C. on July 25, 2025. Days prior, a shootout along Northeast, D.C., left one injured and damaged several vehicles and homes. (7News)

Security video from the Solid Rock Perfecting Church on Benning Road in D.C. shows a family and children fleeing into the church moments before shots rang out. (Solid Rock Perfecting Church)

WASHINGTON (7News) — Car windows and doors were blown out, a church had bullet holes in it, and homes were hit after police said more than 140 bullets went flying across a Northeast, D.C. community Wednesday night.

It happened at the Pentacle and Bates Courts apartments, and one person who was involved in the shooting was hit in the leg.

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