Washington DC Shooting: 1 Dead, 4 Injured As Gunman Dies After Police Standoff
Washington DC : The gunman who killed one person and injured four others in a shooting in Washington, DC’s Logan Circle neighbourhood, died after apparently shooting himself inside a barricaded apartment following an hour-long standoff with police, according to CNN. The shooting occurred on Thursday morning (local time) on 15th Street NW. The suspect first opened fire inside a VIDA Fitness gym…
In a Washington, DC neighborhood, a gunman killed one person and injured four others before taking his own life during a standoff with police on Thursday morning, according to CNN. The incident occurred on 15th Street NW, beginning inside a VIDA Fitness gym, where the suspect opened fire before moving outside and continuing to shoot into a parking garage.
Police negotiators tried to communicate with the armed suspect for about an hour before responding to a gunshot from inside an apartment. Interim Police Department Chief Jeff Carroll confirmed the suspect had been shot and located inside the apartment. The four injured victims were taken to local hospitals, with one in critical condition and the others suffering non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. DC Public Schools placed several schools near the shooting site under alert status, and the VIDA Fitness location remained closed while an extensive law enforcement presence, including the FBI and ATF, assisted the Metropolitan Police Department in the investigation.
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