Five people were shot late Friday outside a nightclub in the nation's capital, police said.
A Suspect Is In Custody After 5 People Were Shot Outside A Club In The Nation's Capital, Police Say
Five people were shot outside a nightclub in Washington's Dupont Circle neighborhood following a dispute. The victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries, and police arrested a suspect while grappling with the city's rise in violent crime.
Crime in Washington
Crime in Washington
The shootings happened around 11:30 p.m. in the Dupont Circle neighbourhood of Washington.
Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Chief Ramey Kyle said officers were called after a dispute started inside the nightclub and “spilled into the street.”
The five people who were shot had non-life-threatening injuries, he said.
Police arrested a suspect nearby and recovered a firearm, Kyle said. Police did not immediately provide additional details about the suspect or what prompted the dispute.
The District of Columbia is struggling with a sharp increase in violent crime, which rose 39 per cent in 2023. That was largely fuelled by a 35 per cent jump in homicides while carjackings nearly doubled.
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