A 41-year-old male suspect has been arrested and charged after a National Guardsman was shot near Eastern Market in Washington DC 🚨
DC Police were called out for the shooting at around 11:10pm last night on the 400 block of Eight Street SE.
National Guard members assigned to patrol the US Marine Barracks Row corridor saw a fight outside an establishment and attempted to intervene. A suspect involved in the fight pulled out a firearm and began shooting in front of the National Guard.
The guardsmen ordered the suspect to drop the gun, but he attempted to flee while continuing to shoot at them, striking one National Guard member.
Three National Guard members then fired at the suspect, striking him. The suspect was detained and held until Metropolitan Police Department officers arrived.
DC Fire and EMS transported the injured guardsman and the suspect to area hospitals. Both sustained injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Authorities identified the suspect as Jerrell Jackson, 41, of Southeast Washington DC. Jackson was arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (gun), assault on a police officer and emergency personnel, carrying a pistol without a license, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The suspect’s firearm was recovered at the scene and is pictured below.
The Metropolitan Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau Force Investigations Team is investigating the shooting. (The unit investigates all law enforcement officer-involved shootings in DC)
The U.S. Attorney’s Office will also conduct an independent review of the facts and evidence.
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