The story usually follows the same line — a night club is the scene of a violent incident, the District responds by temporarily shutting it down and it invariably loses its liquor license and goes out of business. It happened at Club U, at Kili’s Kafe and at Club 1919. And after a fatal shooting over the weekend at H20, the swanky waterfront club may be next.

One man was shot and killed in an altercation outside the club on Sunday morning. Two men had been arguing inside the club as it closed, and both were ejected by bouncers. One went to his car, retrieved a gun, shot the other and was then shot himself by a police officer working security. In response, D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier used emergency powers and shut down the club for four days.

Today the Post reports that the club’s owner, Abdul Khanu, has protested the closing of the club, arguing:

We did everything right. These guys had been arguing and feuding in their neighborhood for some time. These same two guys could have seen each other at a Lakers game and got into it. I would just like to know: If the same situation happened at the Verizon Center…would she [Lanier] shut down the Verizon Center? I think it’s politics. I think it’s public relations.