The man accused of going on a shooting rampage at a trade school in Northeast Washington could have injured or killed more people, but his gun jammed on him, according to a D.C. police affidavit.
Wesley R. Johnson, 27, was charged with assault with intent to kill while armed and ordered to be held behind bars by a D.C. Superior Court judge until a future hearing.
A man and woman shot during the Tuesday episode were expected to survive, officials said.
Johnson, of Fort Washington, walked into the job center shortly before 2 p.m., wearing a black suit, black hat and carrying a bag, police said.
He stopped in the hallway to chat with an instructor, then briefly spoke to school director Henry Shultz, police said.
Shultz turned to walk into the school office, then heard an explosion and felt blood running down his cheek.
The director fell to his knees, yelling at Johnson, “You shot me,” court records said.
Johnson then pointed the gun at another staff member and attempted to pull the trigger, but the gun jammed, police said.
He continued down the hallway, raising a handgun and a shotgun, pointing it at schoolmates and asking, “Did you hear that?”
He fired into a crowd, striking a young women in the upper left shoulder.
Police said Johnson carjacked two getaway cars, leading police on a four-mile chase as he fired on his pursuers, police said.
At the 300 block of 19th Street SE, the K-9 officer vehicle collided with his car. Johnson raised his gun and shot at the K-9 officer before police took him into custody.
Police found a 9 mm Intratech firearm and a 16-gauge sawed-off single-shot shotgun containing a spent round.
Police found three more rounds of shotgun ammunition in his top left shirt pocket.
