现场人潮众多,听到枪声后惊逃。(取材自推特)
华盛顿特区19日晚间发生一起枪击事件,造成1人死亡、3人受伤。据警方公布消息,死者是一名15岁的少年,伤者包括一名警察。
据华盛顿市警方通报,枪击事件发生在该市北部一处商业区,附近在举行为了庆祝“6月节”的免费露天音乐节活动“Moechella”。
警方封锁了事发地14街和U街(14th and U streets Northwest)附近路段,调查工作正在进行中,目前没有关于嫌疑人的信息。
在当天举行的记者会上,华府市长包瑟(Muriel Bowser)对死者表示哀悼,并表达了对枪支出现在人员密集公共区域的担忧。
根据警方消息,警察在事发前因另一起打架事件前往现场,大约在晚间6时30分治8时30分之间,发生了枪击事件。警长孔蒂(Robert Contee)说,“人们开始散开逃跑”,有发生一些踩踏,因此随后中止了音乐会。
▼现场影片可以听到枪响后,群众开始逃跑
6/19/22 Washington DC Shooting. A new video has been released, where gunshots can be heard clearly. At this point their are 4 shooting victims, including a police officer, 2 adults and one juvenile. The Juvenile has passed away.
— TheFamily'sSoup TV (@FamilysSoupTV) June 20, 2022
? Media Credit Unknown.#DC #DCShooting pic.twitter.com/gyHyUFbsGt
Large crowds react to situation at 14th & U streets in Washington, DC at 6:47pm. This was an incident prior to the evening shooting at the same location. @DCPoliceDept @nbcwashington @fox5dc pic.twitter.com/ZWhbo4dAHN
— Christian Mullins (@CMullins893) June 20, 2022