- The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., is investigating a Sunday night shooting involving a National Guard member near the Eastern Market metro station.
- The incident occurred after a group of National Guardsmen attempted to break up a sidewalk brawl, prompting one participant to draw a handgun and open fire.
- Three Guardsmen returned fire after the suspect refused orders to drop his weapon, striking the shooter in the abdomen while one Guardsman was shot in the leg.
- Both the injured Guardsman and the suspect were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and are expected to survive.
- Police said there is no further threat to the public as investigators seek to interview witnesses and others who fled the scene.
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