WASHINGTON — An investigation is underway in Chinatown after a special police officer (SPO) shot and injured an alleged robber at a Walgreens Sunday evening.
Officers with the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the store, located on 7th Street Northwest, nearby the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro stop, around 6:30 p.m. after a report of a shooting inside. Upon arrival, they learned that an on-duty special police officer, from a private security company, had shot a man during an armed robbery.
Through an initial investigation, police learned the man entered Walgreens and followed a special police officer into a back room where the SPO was disarmed. At that point the man was armed with two guns.
A second SPO then engaged the suspect, firing their gun and striking the accused robber. The man was then taken to a local hospital conscious and breathing. He is being treated for injuries that are considered to be critical. No additional information has been released about the man in this case, this includes his age and name.
No one else was injured in the shooting.
The shooting is being investigated by MPD’s Criminal Investigations Division and the Internal Affairs Division.
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