Xinhua News Agency, Washington, July 22 (Reporter Deng Xianlai and Xu Jianmei) According to a report from the Washington, DC Police Department, a shooting incident occurred in the center of Washington, DC on the evening of the 22nd, injuring two people. The suspect is currently at large.
The Washington D.C. Police Department reported on social media that the police received an alarm for the shooting at about 20:20 that day. The incident occurred at the intersection of 14th Street and Riggs Street in the Northwest District of the DC. Two men were injured in the shooting. Both injured persons are conscious and have been sent to the hospital for treatment. The police are currently searching for a suspect of African descent.
The shooting occurred in the bustling area of downtown Washington, DC. The live video uploaded to social media by US media reporters showed that after the shooting, people dining in restaurants near the incident fled. U.S. media reporters quoted witnesses and reported that a suspect drove a vehicle and shot at the sidewalk on the 14th Street side. A total of 20 to 30 shots were heard at the scene.
Washington, D.C. Police Chief Robert Conti said at a press conference held after the incident that the police are investigating and believe that one of the injured was the target of the attack targeted by the suspect, while the other may have been on the sidelines. By.
This is the third shooting in Washington, DC in a week. Two shooting incidents on the evening of the 17th and the evening of the 16th resulted in at least 4 injuries and 1 death and 5 injuries respectively.
Original title: Two people were injured in a shooting in the center of Washington, the US capital
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