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Alright, it’s time to hit the reset button on what we know so far about the incident during which a man died near DC9 last night. Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier addressed the media a short time ago and said that DC9 Owner Bill Spieler and four other employees of the club will be charged with second-degree murder. Lanier also said that she would invoke the police emergency powers and shut down the club today, though she wouldn’t say for how long. Lanier identified the man who died as 27-year-old Ali Ahmed Mohammed of Silver Spring. According to Lanier, Muhammed attempted to get into the bar after closing time last night; after he was rebuffed, he returned with a brick and threw it through the front window of the club. Lanier said that club employees then “chased him down the block, tackled him and assaulted him severely.”

But there are plenty of conflicting reports out there. As we’ve previously noted, DC9 employees are disputing Lanier’s statement. NBCWashington.com filmed this statement from DC9 employee and witness Damon Dixon, who also said that none of the people who were arrested “have [it] in them” to assault someone the way Lanier described. Former D.C. Council candidate Bryan Weaver tweets that a friend who was at the club last night told him that the man was “alive and in MPD custody for at least 45 minutes.”

The club has several shows booked over the next few days — those events are obviously in serious flux at this moment. Nothing’s been confirmed as far as if or when those shows will be moved, but considering the amount of press and the severity of the charges, they have to be a serious doubt at this point. DC9’s website has been updated to note that tonight and Saturday’s shows at the club have been canceled; while shows on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday have been moved to the Rock and Roll Hotel. It wouldn’t be surprising if local authorities lay down the hammer — just look at what happened to Joe’s Restaurant, which was DC9’s neighbor until a fatal shooting back in June 2007 led local officials to hold it up as “notorious and dangerous.”