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D.C. Housing Authority officer shot in Navy Yard area; suspect in custody
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/29/police-officer-shot-dc/
https://wapo.st/49WPvVL
Police arrested a man who they believe shot and wounded a D.C. Housing Authority police officer Thursday morning in a Navy Yard apartment building, authorities said, ending an hours-long shelter-in-place order and a massive police presence that unnerved residents in the dense residential area.
The officer was shot in the torso about 5:45 a.m. inside the Carroll Apartments at 410 M St. SE, a public housing building for senior citizens. He was alert and in stable condition at a hospital at 9:30 a.m., officials said.
Housing Authority Police Chief Michael Reese said the shooting occurred after two officers came to the apartment building to investigate reports of an “unwanted guest.” There they found a man and a woman “who were not residents” outside an apartment unit on the second floor, the chief said.
The officers asked the two to leave, but the man refused and fired a gun as the officers were attempting to arrest him, Reese said.
Reese said there were additional shots fired in the lobby and outside the apartment building, but did not specify by whom. The officer has been on the force for six years, the chief said.
The man then fled and hid in a building about a block away, Reese said. An emergency alert from the D.C. government advised occupants to shelter in place, as residents looking out of their windows captured an armored vehicle rolling into their garage.
https://wapo.st/49WPvVL
Police arrested a man who they believe shot and wounded a D.C. Housing Authority police officer Thursday morning in a Navy Yard apartment building, authorities said, ending an hours-long shelter-in-place order and a massive police presence that unnerved residents in the dense residential area.
The officer was shot in the torso about 5:45 a.m. inside the Carroll Apartments at 410 M St. SE, a public housing building for senior citizens. He was alert and in stable condition at a hospital at 9:30 a.m., officials said.
Housing Authority Police Chief Michael Reese said the shooting occurred after two officers came to the apartment building to investigate reports of an “unwanted guest.” There they found a man and a woman “who were not residents” outside an apartment unit on the second floor, the chief said.
The officers asked the two to leave, but the man refused and fired a gun as the officers were attempting to arrest him, Reese said.
Reese said there were additional shots fired in the lobby and outside the apartment building, but did not specify by whom. The officer has been on the force for six years, the chief said.
The man then fled and hid in a building about a block away, Reese said. An emergency alert from the D.C. government advised occupants to shelter in place, as residents looking out of their windows captured an armored vehicle rolling into their garage.
Regular occurrence in our nation's capital city.
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