A late night exchange of gunfire between a Metropolitan Police Department officer and a man in a Dupont Circle neighborhood left the man dead of a gunshot wound to the head, authorities said.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting death about 11:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1500 block of Caroline Street NW were not immediately clear.
It was unknown if or why police were pursuing the man before the shooting started.
Police said no officers or others were injured in the incident.
Investigators remained at the scene early Friday morning; 15th Street was closed between S and U streets and S, T, Swann, and Caroline streets were blocked between 14th and 16th streets
The circumstances surrounding the shooting death about 11:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1500 block of Caroline Street NW were not immediately clear.
It was unknown if or why police were pursuing the man before the shooting started.
Police said no officers or others were injured in the incident.
Investigators remained at the scene early Friday morning; 15th Street was closed between S and U streets and S, T, Swann, and Caroline streets were blocked between 14th and 16th streets
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