A retired police lieutenant allegedly shot and killed an officer throughout coaching at a library in Washington, D.C., Thursday afternoon. It isn't clear how or why the capturing occurred, D.C. police chief Robert J. Contee mentioned throughout a press convention.
Authorities responded to a reported capturing on the Anacostia Library round 3:30 p.m. and located the feminine library officer had a gunshot wound, Contee mentioned. She was taken to an space hospital the place she died.
The capturing occurred on the finish of coaching class for ASP Batons, which Contee described as an extendable baton. The coaching was being held in a room within the library's basement, Contee mentioned, including that about six individuals have been within the room on the time of the capturing. The lieutenant main the coaching, who retired from the D.C. Police Division two years in the past, allegedly fired the deadly shot.
Contee mentioned it is not clear why there was a loaded weapon on the coaching. The retired lieutenant was taken to a murder workplace for questioning. Authorities are nonetheless not sure how or why the capturing occurred, the police chief added.
"Once more it is a very tragic state of affairs that we're coping with right here, and our condolences to the deceased library police officer and their complete company," Contee mentioned.
The police chief didn't establish the sufferer or the suspect.