Several persons have been hit by the shots in Washington D. C. A person has been killed.
According to the news agency Reuters found the shooting place, not far from The White House (about three kilometers, ed.), where the american president Donald Trump's address.
Reuters reports further that at least six people have been shot. Here been confirmed that a man has been killed by the shooting, while five others are injured.
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Here carried one of the injured people to an ambulance. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix
Badly injured
at Least one of the injured is in critical condition, says inspector Stuart Emerman at a press conference:
- In the evening around at 22 moved the police out to review about the shots. During our investigation we found six persons who had been affected by the gunshot wound. One of the persons has been declared dead.
ABC's reporter Jay Korff is on the site and on his Twitter profile, he explains that he has seen at least four ambulances to the run of the place from the site, and he has been present at the police pressebrief.
The other five have been transported to hospitals in the area. All victims are adults, reads it from the authorities.
BREAKING UPDATE: police confirm 1 adult male dead, 5 other adults injured (at least 1 critical after shooting in outside the courtyard along the 1300 block of Columbia Rd in NW DC. Possible drive-by. 1 woman among the injured. @ABC7News pic.twitter.com/cI29P2SNfk
— Jay Korff (@ABC7Jay) September 20, 2019
According to the local authorities, there is talk about a so-called drive-by-shootings.
Police in Washington report that two men armed with what looks like AK 47-machine guns, is seen to escape from the spot in a light car of the brand Nissan.
While asking the public to keep a watchful eye on the car.
Alert: Shooting in the 1300 block of Columbia Rd NW. Lookout is for a light colored Nissan sedan, unknown tag# occupied city (2) male armed with the AK style rifle, last seen in the rear of the listed location. pic.twitter.com/PY0l05TS7B
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) September 20, 2019
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