AROUND 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TWO PEOPLE WERE SHOT INSIDE MESKEREM ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT, IN THE 2400 BLOCK OF 18TH STREET, N.W.
ACCORDING TO AUTORITIES THE INCIDENT WAS ALARMING BECAUSE THIS BLOCK IS AT THE HEART OF ONE OF THE CITY'S MAJOR DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT AREAS - ADAMS MORGAN. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AFTER AN ARGUMENT THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE RESTAURANT. INITIAL POLICE ACCOUNTS SAY THAT ONE OF THE TWO MEN INVOLVED SHOT THE OTHER, AND THEN TURNED THE GUN ON HIMSELF.
THE ALLEGED SHOOTER WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AROUND 11:38 P.M. AT WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER. THE OTHER MAN WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL CENTER, BUT HIS CONDITION HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED. HOWEVER, AUTHORITIES HAVE REPORTED THAT HE WAS STILL BREATHING.
SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST
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