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U.S. Park Police officer hospitalized after being shot in D.C.\u00a9\u00a0Salwan Georges\/The Washington Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A U.S. Park Police officer driving an unmarked Tesla was shot and seriously injured Monday night in what authorities described as an ambush in Southeast Washington, police said at a news conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The officer was struck in the upper body and drove several blocks in the white vehicle before being flown by helicopter to a hospital, where he was listed in serious condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police said he is expected to survive. No arrests have been made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe officer was ambushed by at least two gunmen,\u201d U.S. Park Police Chief Scott Brecht told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The injured officer was the vehicle\u2019s sole occupant, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shooting occurred after 7:30 p.m. in the 5100 block of Drake Place SE, in the Marshall Heights neighborhood, an area that in the past has been plagued by gun violence<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X that she is in touch about the shooting with Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) and the city\u2019s interim police chief, Jeffrey W. Carroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease pray for the officer\u2019s recovery,\u201d Bondi said in the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bowser tweeted that the officer\u2019s injuries were not life-threatening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur prayers are with the officer for a quick recovery and we are grateful for all our law enforcement officers and first responders for their quick response,\u201d she posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brecht said the officer was working undercover in the area conducting an investigation. It was not immediately clear if the officer was in uniform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carroll said there is \u201can indication\u201d that the shooters knew they were targeting a police officer. It is not yet known whether the shooters are connected to the incident the officer was investigating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Park police typically patrol the District\u2019s parks that include the National Mall and numerous smaller parks throughout the city. Their jurisdiction is broad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police said at least one surveillance camera captured the shooting. Authorities would not immediately describe the firearms believed to have been used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drake Place is also named Queens Stroll Place in honor of the 1991 visit by Queen Elizabeth II, who visited schoolchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Washington Post analysis in 2021 showed that in a little more than three years, crime scene technicians found 2,759 bullet casings \u2014 by-products of shootings involving rifles, pistols and shotguns \u2014 in about a one-square-mile area that includes Marshall Heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was among the highest concentrations of bullet casings collected in the city in that period, a stark demonstration of how many times triggers were pulled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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