fatal shooting – Police in Washington, DC say an officer shot and killed a suspect Tuesday morning near Wisconsin Avenue and Upton Street NW, about a mile northeast of the Washington National Cathedral, as officers investigated and asked the public to avoid the area.
Tuesday morning in Washington, DC, the area near Wisconsin Avenue and Upton Street Northwest went quiet enough for people to notice what was missing: normal traffic flow, routine footsteps, and the usual hum of a neighborhood near Tenleytown.
Metropolitan Police said it was the scene of a fatal shooting involving a police officer. The department posted that the officer shot and killed a suspect in the vicinity of the intersection, located roughly a mile northeast of the Washington National Cathedral.
Police did not immediately say what led to the shooting or whether anyone else was injured. But NBC4 Washington reported that the person killed was suspected of shooting a woman earlier in the morning.
As investigators worked. DC police asked people to avoid the area while officers investigate what happened and piece together the sequence of events. The shooting is still developing. and additional details about the motive. circumstances. and any injuries to bystanders were not immediately available.
Washington DC police fatal shooting Metropolitan Police Department Tenleytown Washington National Cathedral Wisconsin Avenue Upton Street Northwest
How is nobody saying what the suspect even did??
I heard it was near the Cathedral so I’m like… why was police traffic even going that way. Also if they think he shot a woman earlier, why weren’t they already looking for him?
“Asked people to avoid the area” but the area is like Tenleytown, right? So basically everyone just stayed home for nothing until the story got figured out later. Sad either way but this is always vague at first.
The officer shot him and he “supposedly” shot a woman earlier… but I can’t help thinking it’s gonna turn into one of those things where we never really get the full motive. Like was he armed or was it just mistaken identity? They’re saying a mile from the Cathedral like that matters, but Tenleytown has enough problems already.