Nine shot in Washington DC, including nine-year-old, on Fourth of July holiday

Multiple people were shot in Washington DC (Mike Rudd/WJLA-TV via AP)

Nine people have been shot and wounded, including two juveniles, in Washington, DC, after US Independence Day celebrations, police said.

Shortly before 1am on Wednesday (6am BST), police responded to a report of a shooting on Meade Street in the north-eastern quadrant of the US capital.