Five people were shot, one fatally, early Thursday in a hotel on Connecticut Avenue in Northwest Washington, according to a D.C. police spokesman.

       Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck said the shootings occurred at a Days Inn in the 4400 block of Connecticut Ave., near the University of the District of Columbia and a few blocks from the Van Ness Metro station.

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       Sternbeck said the shootings occurred about 3:30 a.m. He said a woman found critically injured inside a room later died. He said another woman was found injured in a hallway.

       Three additional victims went on their own to a hospital.

       Police were investigating Thursday morning and did not detail an apparent motive for the shooting.

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       Public safety officials with the University of District of Columbia searched three campus buildings — the law school, which is across the street from the hotel, a theater and a gym.

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       University spokeswoman Erin Looney said the searches were done only as a precaution because those buildings are closest to the crime scene. She said nothing was found.

       “All buildings are deemed safe, and the campus is open,” an alert to students said.

       Looney said that as of Thursday morning, there was no indication any UDC students were involved in the incident.

       Susan Svrluga contributed to this report.