Police identify woman in Northwest D.C. shooting

Forty-two-year-old Monique Nalle was found dead at her home on Bryant Street in Washington.

The shooting took place inside a home on Bryant Street near the Washington Hospital Center.

The three men who were shot were taken taken to area hospitals. Police are not releasing their names because they are witnesses.

It was reported earlier Sunday that police were working two crime scenes, but officials say one of the men left the Bryant Street home. Police believe the victim was seeking help at a home located on Channing Street.

Police were called to investigate the shootings around 2:50 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

Lanier would not say whether the incident was a domestic dispute.

"The shootings of this nature that occur inside a home are very difficult for law enforcement to actually prevent," she says. "Unfortunately we've seen far too many of these cases around the country in the past couple of weeks. It's very disturbing."

The shooting comes just hours after the first phase of the All Hands on Deck 2009. Throughout certain periods of the year, D.C. Police increases the amount of patrols and provides an emphasis on community policing, focused law enforcement and community outreach in city neighborhoods.

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