Washington, DC shooting latest news – Edmund Burke School shooter dead as weapons arsenal uncovered in Van Ness rampage
THE Edmund Burke School shooter was found dead on Friday as a weapons arsenal was uncovered hours after the Van Ness rampage.
During a press conference after the shooting, police said they believe the suspect took his own life as officers “were entering or breaching the apartment where the suspect was located.”
The identity of the suspect was not confirmed, however, police said “we put out a person of interest earlier and we are no longer looking for that person of interest.”
Police recovered more than six firearms, several long guns, handguns, and multiple rounds of ammunition in the apartment where the suspect was located.
Previously, police had named Raymond Spencer as “a person of interest” in connection to the Washington DC shooting rampage near a school that left four people injured.
His picture was released on after a shooter, who opened fire near Edmund Burke School, injured a juvenile and three adults, two of whom are in critical condition.
Meanwhile, cops in are working to authenticate a disturbing video that appears to show the shooter firing multiple shots in the area in question but this clip has yet to be verified.
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