Police say a suspect is in custody after shooting six people outside a club in the nation’s capital

WASHINGTON: Six people were shot outside a nightclub in the nation’s capital late Friday, police said.

The shooting occurred in the Dupont Circle area of ​​Washington at around 11:30 pm.

Assistant Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department Remy Kyle said officers were called after the dispute began inside the nightclub and “spills onto the street”.

The six people who were shot suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police arrested a suspect nearby and recovered a firearm, Kyle said. Police did not immediately provide additional details about the suspect or the reason for the altercation.

The District of Columbia is struggling with a sharp increase in violent crime, which is set to increase by 39% in 2023. This led to a 35% increase in mass murders, while carjackings nearly doubled.

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