At least five people were shot, one of whom died, in a Washington, D.C., neighbourhood near the White House on Thursday.
The shooting happened at Logan Circle, about a mile north of the White House.
Jeffery Carroll, interim chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, confirmed that one victim had died while the other four sustained gunshot injuries.
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Mr Carroll said the suspect shot himself dead while barricaded inside an apartment, adding that the motive for his action was yet to be ascertained.
The US Department of Justice said in a statement, “Our Department offers sympathy for the victims and witnesses impacted by the shooting in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. this morning.”