Suspect for latest shooting in U.S. capital found dead

STORY: Suspect for latest shooting in U.S. capital found dead DATELINE: April 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Robert Contee, Chief of D.C. Metropolitan Police Department informing the media 2. various of correspondents reporting on the scene STORYLINE: A person, believed to be the suspect of a shooting that wounded four people in northwest Washington, D.C. on Friday afternoon, has been found dead, local police said. Robert Contee, chief of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, told reporters that they "believe the suspect took his own life" as officers were entering or breaching the apartment where he was located. The police department tweeted in the evening that Raymond Spencer, 23, of Fairfax, Virginia, was identified as a person of interest. Officers recovered six firearms, including long guns, and multiple rounds of ammunition "inside the fifth-floor apartment where the suspect was found deceased." "This was very much a sniper-type set

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SHOOTING

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SHOOTING

(220423) -- WASHINGTON, April 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Robert Contee, chief of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, speaks to the press in Washington, D.C., the United States, April 22, 2022. A person, believed to be the suspect of a shooting that wounding four people in northwest Washington, D.C. on Friday afternoon, has been found dead, local police said. The shooting that took place at about 3:20 p.m. (1920 GMT) prompted a massive police response and school lockdowns. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SHOOTING

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SHOOTING

(220423) -- WASHINGTON, April 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Robert Contee, chief of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, speaks to the press in Washington, D.C., the United States, April 22, 2022. A person, believed to be the suspect of a shooting that wounding four people in northwest Washington, D.C. on Friday afternoon, has been found dead, local police said. The shooting that took place at about 3:20 p.m. (1920 GMT) prompted a massive police response and school lockdowns. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SHOOTING

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SHOOTING

(220423) -- WASHINGTON, April 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Robert Contee, chief of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, speaks to the press in Washington, D.C., the United States, April 22, 2022. A person, believed to be the suspect of a shooting that wounding four people in northwest Washington, D.C. on Friday afternoon, has been found dead, local police said. The shooting that took place at about 3:20 p.m. (1920 GMT) prompted a massive police response and school lockdowns. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SHOOTING

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SHOOTING

(220423) -- WASHINGTON, April 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Robert Contee, chief of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, speaks to the press in Washington, D.C., the United States, April 22, 2022. A person, believed to be the suspect of a shooting that wounding four people in northwest Washington, D.C. on Friday afternoon, has been found dead, local police said. The shooting that took place at about 3:20 p.m. (1920 GMT) prompted a massive police response and school lockdowns. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SHOOTING

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-SHOOTING

(220423) -- WASHINGTON, April 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Robert Contee, chief of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, speaks to the press in Washington, D.C., the United States, April 22, 2022. A person, believed to be the suspect of a shooting that wounding four people in northwest Washington, D.C. on Friday afternoon, has been found dead, local police said. The shooting that took place at about 3:20 p.m. (1920 GMT) prompted a massive police response and school lockdowns. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

President Joe Biden Awards January 6 Police Officers Congressional Gold Medals

President Joe Biden Awards January 6 Police Officers Congressional Gold Medals

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Capitol Insurrection Hearing - Washington

Capitol Insurrection Hearing - Washington

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