A Maryland man has died after being injured in a Southeast shooting in the 3500 block of Stanton Road that left another victim in critical condition.

Homicide victim Michael Derricote, Jr.. (Courtesy Photo/Metropolitan Police Department flyer)

On April 30, Michael Derricote, 26, from Upper Marlboro, Md., died after being seriously wounded in a Southeast shooting on April 14, according to D.C. police.

Around 8:05 p.m., authorities arrived to the 3500 block of Stanton Road, SE after receiving reports of sounds of gunshots in the area, police said. Police said two men were found lying on the ground in front of a residence in the area suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. A vehicle parked nearby was also struck and damaged, police said.

The two victims were transported to local hospitals. Derricote was admitted into the hospital with life threatening injuries, while the other man was admitted in critical, but stable condition, according to police.

Officials said Derricote died from his injuries on April 30, and on May 1 the case was classified a homicide. “There are not any updates and it is still an active investigation,” said Sean Hickman, spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department, told the AFRO May 8. Police said they are still searching for suspects involved in the slaying.

Paul Trantham, an ANC Commissioner for Ward 8, said he was at the scene of the crime. “It’s normal in Southeast, they come and they spray the block and they shoot,” Trantham told the AFRO May 9. “People here are immune to it, and numbed to it. They are used to the violence.”

Trantham said one of his main concerns for Ward 8 is the constant gun violence. He said residents don’t feel safe, and there are too many guns available on the street. “It seems like the more guns that come off the street, the more come right back,” he continued. Trantham said the gun recovery task forces are working to remove weapons from the area, but the guns seem to end up back in the neighborhood.

On May 9 Mayor Muriel Bowser led a public safety walk throughout Ward 8 to hear and address the concerns of residents in the Douglas Knoll and Congress Heights neighborhoods. “She got a breath of some of the concerns,” Trantham said, who explained that he was pleased Bowser visited businesses and stores in the area because the community had been asking for the mayor to visit Ward 8.

Bowser talked about the progress in city-wide crime at the event, even though homicides in Ward 8 have increased 58 percent as of May 9, according to D.C. police data. There have been a total of 40 homicides in 2017, which is equal to the amount of homicides in 2016 during the same period of time.