{"id":250348,"date":"2025-10-25T08:16:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T08:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/250348\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T08:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T08:16:15","slug":"5-shot-near-howard-university-during-homecoming-weekend-2-suspects-in-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/250348\/","title":{"rendered":"5 shot near Howard University during homecoming weekend, 2 suspects in custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>D.C. Police said shots were fired near Howard University on Friday night as the school celebrated its 101st homecoming weekend.<\/p>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pamela-smith-howard-480x320.png\"\/><br \/>\n                            Police Chief Pamela Smith speaks at a news conference on Friday night near Howard University.(Credit 7News)<\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pamela-smith-howard-780x520.png\"\/><br \/>\n                                Police Chief Pamela Smith speaks at a news conference on Friday night near Howard University.(Credit 7News)<\/p>\n<p>Five people were shot Friday night at Howard University as the school celebrated its 101st homecoming weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Police Chief Pamela Smith said at a news conference Friday night that three men, one woman and a teenage boy were found shot around 8:20 p.m. in the 600 block of Howard Place NW, near the university\u2019s architecture building. She said none of the people who were shot were students at Howard.<\/p>\n<p>Two suspects are in custody and three weapons were recovered near the scene, Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>She said the five people were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Smith said police has not yet determined what led up to the shooting but investigators are recovering nearby surveillance footage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether they\u2019re young people or adults with guns, we need folks to put these guns down in our in our city. What we do know is that this is Howard\u2019s homecoming, and most of the homecoming festivities around our cities are joyous occasions for our families to come out and enjoy a good time,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>The university was hosting a welcome reception for alumni just a block away at the time of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not going to tolerate individuals coming into our cities with firearms and don\u2019t think for one second that we\u2019re not going to look for you and search for you and find you. And when we do, we will hold you accountable,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Police have <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DCPoliceTraffic\/status\/1981885522050969602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">closed more streets<\/a> to motorists and pedestrians both ways around the area.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a map of where the shooting took place:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/howardmap.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-newsletter_full_width wp-image-28459741 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/howardmap-600x445.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The investigation is ongoing and Smith there is no threat to the community.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story. 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