Shooting in Washington: Several people including policeman injured, search for assailant underway

NEW YORK: Multiple people were reportedly injured in a shooting incident in Washington D C on Monday. The search for the assailant is underway.

A police officer of the Metropolitan Police Department along with several other people were shot outside an event commemorating the Juneteenth celebrations. The injured have been rushed to the hospital. Search for the assailant is underway, said a spokesperson of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Chief Contee and city officials provide an update regarding a shooting with multiple victims shot, including an MPD officer, that occurred this evening in the area of 14th and U Street, NW. https://t.co/j2w5yXqvPZ

— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) June 20, 2022

According to the police, the health conditions of the injured are satisfactory. Earlier, two people were killed and one injured in a shooting at a church in Alabama, two days ago.