Husband killed, wife injured in hit-and-run near Good Hope Shopping Center

WASHINGTON –
A husband and wife were struck in a hit-and-run crash in Southeast D.C. on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District Commander Jaron Hickman said the husband, who was found several feet away from his wife, succumbed to his injuries and died. 

The department released surveillance photos of a white Ford Taurus that detectives are currently searching for. 

The fatal collision happened in the 2800 block of Alabama Avenue Southeast at the Good Hope Shopping Center —  right in front of the Safeway. 

The woman who was hit has been hospitalized but is expected to survive.

Alabama Avenue between Naylor Road and 30th Street, SE was closed due to the collision. 

Anyone with any information on this incident is asked to contact police.

This is a developing story. Stay with FOX 5 DC for more information.