Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 13 Feb 2020, 08:51 pm Print
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Washington/Sputnik: One person has been pronounced dead after a shooting in the downtown area of the US capital with the suspect under arrest, DC Police Department Chief Peter Newsham said in a press briefing.
"We had a suspect that ended up shooting an adult male multiple times. That adult male was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead," Newsham told reporters on Thursday.
The police chief said the shooting took place shortly after1700 hrs EST (10:00 p.m. GMT) on the 700 block of 8th Street Northwest, which is near the National Portrait Gallery in Washington’s Chinatown. Newsham said it was unusual for there to be a shooting in this area.
DC police officers pursued the suspect for a couple blocks before engaging in an exchange of gunfire, the chief added.
The suspect was struck in the hand or arm with a non-life threatening injury before being apprehended, he said.
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