Special police officer shot in Southeast DC; suspect arrested hiding in Metro station maintenance room
WASHINGTON - A special police officer has been hospitalized after being shot in Southeast, D.C. late Thursday night.
The shooting was reported just after 11:20 p.m. in the 1100 block of Alabama Avenue near Saint Elizabeths Hospital.
Authorities say a man drove to the security gate at the hospital and claimed he was a gunshot victim before exiting his vehicle and shooting the officer in the leg.
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Police say the suspect fled on foot to the Congress Heights Metro Station where they found him hiding in a maintenance room.
Officers say the suspect was taken into custody without incident.
The officer suffered minor injuries and is in stable condition.
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