Washington - One person was killed and five others
wounded on Thursday in a shooting on the streets of Washington,
DC, not far from the White House, police said.
It was not immediately clear if a suspect had been taken
into custody in the incident, but a law enforcement source told
Reuters it was not considered an "active shooter" situation.
The source said the five wounded victims of the shooting
were expected to survive their injuries.
The gunfire erupted in the Columbia Heights neighborhood,
about two (three km) from the White House on Thursday night.
Sounded like multiple gunshots on Columbia Rd NW in Columbia Heights, DC. lots of police and EMT. pic.twitter.com/3YnLVzibj2
— Chris G. Collison (@chriscollison) September 20, 2019
ABC affiliate WJLA-TV posted images on Twitter of ambulances
carrying victims from the scene and said there had been a
"massive" police response at the intersection of 14th Street and
Columbia Road.