D.C. police comb the lot and garage bays at a Brookland Exxon station after four men were shot Thursday night. (Clarence Williams/Washington Post)

One man was killed and three others were wounded on Thursday night in the Brookland area of Northeast Washington, D.C. police said.

The victim was pronounced dead at a hospital. At a news conference at the scene, near the intersection of 18th and Monroe streets, Assistant Chief Lamar Greene said that three men approached the garage bay doors at an Exxon gas station and opened fire before fleeing in an unknown direction.

The other three men were conscious and breathing. All four men were taken to hospitals, police spokesman Sean Hickman said. Their identities were not immediately known.

Police were looking for a black Chevy Impala or Malibu that was seen leaving the scene. However, Greene said he could not confirm any specific lookout or description connected to the case, other than three black males.