Filipino-American mass shooter Raymond Spencer, suspected DC shooter, found dead in apartment, police say

By Edward Era Barbacena

Four people, including two women, a man and a girl, were shot this Friday afternoon in the Van Ness neighborhood of the capital, Washington DC Police confirmed.

The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed with FOX 5 that Raymond Spencer took his own life in a fifth-floor bathroom in an apartment building located on the 2900 block of Van Ness St.

D.C. police said they received a call about the shooting around 3:30 p.m. on Friday along the 2900 block of Van Ness Street, NW near the Edmund Burke School. 

Witnesses told FOX 5 they heard what sounded like 100 gunshots. Police swarmed the scene evacuating residents from local apartment buildings, and combing the area for suspects. 

Authorities were on the trail of the suspect(s) and described the situation as an "active scene". They asked to avoid the area and to the residents of the sector to take refuge in the place where they are.

During the evening press conference, MPD confirmed that all of the victims are in stable condition and expected to survive.

The shooting occurred shortly before 4 pm in the 2900 block of Van Ness Street NW, although the scene was initially reported in the 4100 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, around the corner.