A National Guard member was shot in the leg Sunday night, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said early Monday.
The suspect was also wounded by gunfire, Carroll said.
“Both the National Guard member and the suspect have gunshot wounds,” he said.
Interim Chief of Police of the DC Metropolitan Police, Jeffrey Carroll speaks to members of the media during a press conference on April 25, 2026 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. (Luke Johnson/Getty Images)
Both people are expected to survive and suffered “non-life-threatening injuries,” Carroll said.
The National Guard member and the suspect were transported to hospitals for treatment, according to the interim police chief.
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Members of the U.S. National Guard walk up the steps to the Lincoln Memorial on July 9, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
The shooting occurred when National Guard members moved to break up a fight, Carroll said.
According to Carroll, roughly seven or eight National Guard members were inside a van and exited after the fight began.
Members of D.C. Metropolitan Police respond to reports of a bomb threat near One Franklin Square on March 13, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
Three National Guard members fired their weapons during the incident, he said.
