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George Washington University sheltering in place after homicide suspect escapes from hospital

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Published 5:17 PM

By ASHRAF KHALIL
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The George Washington University community in the nation’s capital has been told to shelter in place after a homicide suspect escaped custody at the university’s hospital. Police announced on the X social platform that 31-year-old Christopher Haynes had “escaped custody” at the hospital just after 3:30 p.m. The police advised people not to engage if they saw Haynes, but did not say if he was armed.

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