WASHINGTON — A DC police officer shot a suspect Friday evening after he was fired at in the 4200 block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast, around 11 p.m.
The off-duty Metropolitan Police Officer was confronted by a person who was armed with a gun. This is when an exchange of bullets ensued, according to MPD.
The suspect was transported by DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
During a search of the area where the suspect fled the shooting scene, a firearm was recovered, said MPD.
No further information has been released by DC Police about the shooting.
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