7 shot, 1 killed in pair of Washington D.C. nightclub attacks
April 27 (UPI) -- A total of seven people were shot and one person was killed during a pair of gun violence incidents in or near nightclubs in Washington D.C. late Friday and early Saturday, police said.
Four men, one woman and a security guard were shot, although none suffered life-threatening injuries, after an angry patron was kicked out of a nightclub located on Connecticut Ave. N.W. in the nation's capitol Friday night, D.C. Metropolitan Police assistant chief Ramey Kyle said in a video statement.
Kyle said police apprehended the lone suspect and recovered a firearm.
"This all started with a dispute that started inside an establishment ... and spilled into the street," he said.
The argument occurred inside the Decades nightclub and culminated in the shooting outside it, WTOP-AM reported.
The U.S. Secret Service helped local police secure the crime scene and apprehend the suspect. The shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call 202-727-9099 or text 50411 to anonymously report the information.
Another shooting at a nearby nightclub occurred hours later in the U Street Corridor and claimed one man's life, according to WRC-TV.
Despite the shootings, reported crime in Washington D.C. violent crime declined by 25% after reaching record highs in 2023, according to the Metropolitan Police Department's crime data.
