Four injured in shooting in Washington, ‘person of interest’ found dead
Two women, a man and a minor girl received bullet wounds. The police have recovered arms from the apartment where the suspected shooter was found deceased.

Four persons were wounded after a shooter opened fire in the Connecticut Avenue-Van Ness neighborhood of US capital Washington DC on Friday, the police said.
A 23-year old man who was identified as a “person of interest” in connection to the shooting was later found dead inside an apartment, the DC Police Department said. The police identify someone as a “person of interest” when they believe the individual might have information related to a crime.
Two women, a man and a minor girl received bullet wounds in the incident, according to the police.
Around 4 pm local time on Friday, the DC Police Department gave the first update on the shooting after they received reports of two persons being injured at 4100 block of the Connecticut Avenue.
The police started combing and evacuation operations in the neighbourhood and asked residents to take shelter. The University of the District of Columbia, situated across the street from the location of the shooting, was put under lockdown.
Lengthy bursts of gunfire could be heard in videos shared by the locals on social media. A secondary school and a number of embassies are located in the neighbourhood, according to AFP.
JUST IN 🚨 Reports of active shooter near Edmund Burke Middle School, sounds of heavy shooting heard in Washington DC
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) April 22, 2022
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Around four hours after the police operation started, the DC Police department identified of 23-year old Raymond Spencer as a “person of interest”.
🚨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
More than an hour after identifying Spencer, the police said that he was found dead inside an apartment in the Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street locality. The police also released photos of arms and ammunition recovered from the apartment.
*PHOTOS* Multiple firearms and a large quantity of ammo were recovered inside the fifth floor apartment where the suspect was found deceased. pic.twitter.com/3mR2uoqFTM
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) April 23, 2022