‘Tragic’: Woman shot dead on sidewalk in domestic violence homicide

A woman was shot and killed on a sidewalk in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning in what police are calling a “tragic” domestic violence homicide, and the suspect was fatally shot by police on a bus nearby.

Several people witnessed the shooting, which unfolded at about 7:10 a.m., and saw the alleged gunman flee on a bus, Metropolitan Police Interim Chief Jeff Carroll said at a news conference.

Officers tracked down the bus, pulled it over and started evacuating passengers, Carroll said.

About five passengers remained on the bus when officers approached the suspect, Carroll said…

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