A Nationwide Guard member was shot within the leg Sunday night time, D.C. Metropolitan Police Division Interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll mentioned early Monday.
The suspect was additionally wounded by gunfire, Carroll mentioned.
“Each the Nationwide Guard member and the suspect have gunshot wounds,” he mentioned.
Interim Chief of Police of the DC Metropolitan Police, Jeffrey Carroll speaks to members of the media throughout a press convention on April 25, 2026 on the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. (Luke Johnson/Getty Photographs)
Each individuals are anticipated to outlive and suffered “non-life-threatening accidents,” Carroll mentioned.
The Nationwide Guard member and the suspect have been transported to hospitals for therapy, in keeping with the interim police chief.
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Members of the U.S. Nationwide Guard stroll up the steps to the Lincoln Memorial on July 9, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Carter/Getty Photographs)
The capturing occurred when Nationwide Guard members moved to interrupt up a combat, Carroll mentioned.
In keeping with Carroll, roughly seven or eight Nationwide Guard members have been inside a van and exited after the combat started.
Members of D.C. Metropolitan Police reply to stories of a bomb menace close to One Franklin Sq. on March 13, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Heather Diehl/Getty Photographs)
Three Nationwide Guard members fired their weapons throughout the incident, he mentioned.
