2 shot dead outside of FBI office in Washington, D.C.
A man and a woman were shot and killed near an FBI office in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department confirmed to CBS News.
The double-shooting occurred at around 9:15 p.m. local time near an FBI office building in the 300 block of F St., NW. Officers are still searching for the suspect.
Responding officers arrived on scene to find the victims with gunshot wounds, unconscious and not breathing, police said.
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