U.S. Park Police officer wounded from gunshot in D.C.

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times - Wednesday, February 21, 2018

A U.S. Park Police officer was wounded Wednesday from a gunshot in Washington, D.C., while carrying out a search warrant.

The officer was wounded just after 7 a.m. at 5th Street and Kansas Avenue in Northwest Washington, local radio station WTOP reported.

He was wounded in the lower body while carrying out a search warrant at a home in the area, and was rushed from the scene to a MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He is in stable condition, WTTG-TV said.

The area has been blocked off while police investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting, but they say an accidental discharge is possible, according to WTTG-TV.