Person of interest in Northwest D.C. shooting found dead in nearby building, people with knowledge of the incident said
D.C. police Chief Robert J. Contee III said officers found six firearms, including long guns, hand guns and ammunition, along with a tripod used to mount rifles in the apartment where the man was found dead.
A man identified as a person of interest in a D.C. shooting on April 22 was found dead in an apartment near the scene, according to officials. Authorities said that a man in his 50s and woman in her 30s were critically hurt, and that a 12-year-old child suffered a minor injury. Another woman had a graze wound but did not go to a hospital.Contee said he believes a graphic video posted online Friday showing what appears to be the shooting is authentic, though he didn’t know if it was live-streamed or recorded and posted after the incident.
A black armored vehicle followed minutes later, with two men in camo riding in the back. On a rooftop south of the Edmund Burke School, there appeared to be a police sharpshooter team with rifles and a spotter. Eduardo Bugay was in his room in the apartment building when he heard loud noises that he thought were related to construction. He saw people running up the alley near his balcony and heard four blasts of gunfire.The 21-year-old University of the District of Columbia student said he waited about 30 minutes before law enforcement escorted him out of the apartment building in groups with other residents.
The Wikipedia page for user Raymond Spencer features an About Me section, with an age of 23 and “I’m an AR-15 aficionado” in the biography.The gunfire comes amid a string of recent mass shootings around the country that has unnerved residents. Shortly after the shooting near Connecticut Avenue, police reported that three men were shot on Kennedy Street in Northwest Washington. The men were all reported to be conscious and breathing as of Friday evening.