National Guard Member Shot in the Leg Near Capitol Hill After Troops Respond to a Fight
D.C. police say a man with a gun refused commands and fired at Guard members on 8th Street SE. Both he and the Guardsman were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
By Watchman Report staff ·
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A member of the National Guard was shot in the leg late Sunday in Washington, D.C., near the Barracks Row and Eastern Market area of Capitol Hill, ABC News and WUSA9 reported. The shooting happened around 11:10 p.m. Oct. 18 on the 400 block of 8th Street SE.
According to police, seven or eight Guard members in a van responded to a fight. A man with a gun refused their commands and opened fire, and three Guard members fired back. The Guardsman was hit in the leg and the suspect was struck in the abdomen. Both injuries were described as non-life-threatening, and the suspect was arrested.
Interim D.C. Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said there was no ongoing threat to the public. The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating.
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