Washington (USA), 12 Nov. (LaPresse) – The suspect, believed to be responsible for the deadly shooting that took place this morning in the Logan Circle neighbourhood of Washington, shot himself after speaking with police negotiators for more than an hour. After hearing a gunshot, officers stormed the apartment where the man had barricaded himself. Once inside, they found the suspect with a gunshot wound. The shooting left one person dead and four injured, one of them in serious condition. Washington Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said the suspected gunman in the Logan Circle shooting, a white, heavyset male, had barricaded himself inside his apartment. This allowed police negotiators to reach him by telephone. The man subsequently shot himself after speaking with the negotiators for more than an hour.
US, Washington shooting: attacker shot himself
Washington (USA), 12 Nov. (LaPresse) – The suspect, believed to be responsible for the deadly shooting that took place this morning in the Logan Circle neighbourhood of Washington, shot himself after speaking with police negotiators for more than an hour. After hearing a gunshot, officers stormed the apartment where the man had barricaded himself. Once inside, they found the suspect with a gunshot wound. The shooting left one person dead and four injured, one of them in serious condition. Washington Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said the suspected gunman in the Logan Circle shooting, a white, heavyset male, had barricaded himself inside his apartment. This allowed police negotiators to reach him by telephone. The man subsequently shot himself after speaking with the negotiators for more than an hour.