Update: DC Police: The suspect has been located deceased inside of a residence in the area of Conn Ave and Van Ness St, NW.
The suspect has been located deceased inside of a residence in the area of Conn Ave and Van Ness St, NW.
The shelter in place has now ended.
Thank you to our community for your cooperation and thank you to our DC government and federal partners for your assistance today.
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) April 23, 2022
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Police are seeking a “person of interest” in the Friday shooting that wounded three adults and a child in Washington DC.
NBC Washington reports that police identified the “person of interest” as 23-year-old Raymond Spencer.
The the victims “were shot Friday afternoon in the Van Ness neighborhood.” All of the victims are expected to live.
The DC Police Department tweeted the following photo:
🚨MPD is seeking the below person of interest in connection to the shooting in the 2900 block of Van Ness Street, NW. This individual is 23 year-old Raymond Spencer of Fairfax, Virginia. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/ziR0Vutw0p
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) April 22, 2022
WTOP reports that Spencer is from Fairfax, Virginia, and police are asking him to turn himself in.
Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Everytown for Gun Safety notes that DC “has some of the strongest gun laws in the country and leads the nation with a strong background check law.”
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