Us Park Police Officer Shot In Washington ‘ambush’ While Driving Unmarked Tesla

A US Park Police serviceman was earnestly wounded successful an evident ambush shooting successful Washington D.C. connected Monday evening.

Park Police Chief Scott Brecht told reporters nan unidentified serviceman was "ambushed" by 2 gunmen who fired astatine his unmarked achromatic Tesla. He was moving connected an ongoing Park Police investigation erstwhile shot. The main declined specifics of nan inquiry, but noted nan unit has "jurisdiction successful each of Washington, D.C."

The seasoned serviceman was airlifted by U.S. Park Police chopper to an area hospital, said Vito Maggiolo, nationalist accusation serviceman for nan D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Service Department. The telephone came successful astir 7:30 p.m.

A rule enforcement official, speaking anonymously arsenic they were not authorised to talk nan matter publicly, confirmed nan serviceman was changeable successful nan enarthrosis and is successful superior but unchangeable condition.

Authorities are searching for 2 suspects, Chief Brecht added.

The U.S. Park Police confirmed successful an email that nan serviceman was successful "non-life-threatening condition."

The shooting took spot successful nan District's Southeast quadrant, adjacent to nan separator pinch Maryland.

Jeffery Carroll, Washington's interim constabulary chief, said nan serviceman was targeted. "There's nary logic that anybody, a constabulary serviceman aliases not a constabulary officer, should beryllium changeable conscionable for being retired present driving done nan neighborhood," he said. "We judge perchance they did cognize he was a constabulary officer, but that'll each beryllium portion of nan ongoing investigation arsenic relates to nan existent shooting incident."

Federal officials said they were assisting successful nan investigation.

"I've spoken to Mayor Bowser and Police Chief Carroll and was briefed connected nan shooting," Attorney General Pam Bondi said successful a posting connected X.

FBI Director Kash Patel said successful his ain X station that he was "Praying for nan Park Police serviceman changeable successful Washington, D.C. The FBI is actively supporting nan investigation alongside our rule enforcement partners and will bring those responsible to justice."