Man dead, woman wounded in shooting at DC apartment building

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Man, woman shot in DC

D.C. police are searching for suspects after a man and a woman were shot Tuesday night in northwest Washington.

D.C. police say a man is dead and a woman was wounded after a shooting Tuesday night in a northwest Washington apartment building.

Officers responded to the 300 block of Cedar Street around 9:30 p.m. after a call reporting a shooting in the third floor lobby of the building.

When they arrived, investigators say they found a woman suffering from gunshot wounds in the hallway. She was transported to a nearby hospital where she remains in stable condition. 

According to a police report, a man was found unconscious and not breathing in the same hallway suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, He was identified by police as a suspect in the shooting. Police say the man was carrying a Sig Sauer P320 9mm handgun under his arm when he was found. Shell casings were also found in a nearby apartment. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is continuing at this time.