华盛顿唐人街附近发生枪击事件

华盛顿唐人街附近发生枪击事件

One person was pronounced dead after a shooting near the National Portrait Gallery on Thursday afternoon in Northwest, Washington, D.C., Police Department Chief Peter Newsham said in a press briefing.

美国警察局局长纽瑟姆(Peter Newsham)在新闻发布会上说，周四下午，华盛顿特区西北部国家肖像画廊附近发生枪击事件，一人死亡。

"We had a suspect that ended up shooting an adult male multiple times. That adult male was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead," Newsham told reporters.

“我们有一名嫌疑人最终多次向一名成年男性开枪。这名成年男子被送往当地一家医院，在那里他被宣布死亡。”

Shootings occurred at 8th and H streets in Chinatown and a few minutes later in front of the Grand Hyatt Washington at 11th and H streets.

枪击事件起初发生在唐人街的8街和H街，几分钟后在11街和H街的华盛顿君悦酒店前发生。

Police chased and captured the suspect at 11th and H streets in Northwest. Streets were closed in the area causing massive traffic back-ups in downtown D.C.

警方在西北部第11街和H街追捕并抓获了嫌犯。该地区的街道被封锁，导致华盛顿市中心出现大量的交通堵塞。

The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss preliminary aspects of an ongoing investigation, said that the victim was shot in the head and critically wounded. The officials said the person shot by police sustained a hand injury.

这些不愿透露姓名的官员说，受害者头部中枪，伤势严重。官方称被警察开枪的人手部受伤。

A police investigation is currently underway.

目前警方正在进行调查。