World News | A Suspect is in Custody After 5 People Were Shot Outside a Club in the Nation's Capital, Police Say
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Five people were shot late Friday outside a nightclub in the nation's capital, police said.
Washington, Apr 27 (AP) Five people were shot late Friday outside a nightclub in the nation's capital, police said.
The shootings happened around 11:30 p.m. in the Dupont Circle neighbourhood of Washington.
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Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Chief Ramey Kyle said officers were called after a dispute started inside the nightclub and “spilled into the street.”
The five people who were shot had non-life-threatening injuries, he said.
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Police arrested a suspect nearby and recovered a firearm, Kyle said. Police did not immediately provide additional details about the suspect or what prompted the dispute.
The District of Columbia is struggling with a sharp increase in violent crime, which rose 39 per cent in 2023. That was largely fuelled by a 35 per cent jump in homicides while carjackings nearly doubled. (AP)
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