Eyewitness reports: Shooting at National Zoo in DC, police confirm one victim [pics]
http://twitter.com/#!/lrozen/status/458354954206715904
Reports of shots fired at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. this afternoon:
http://twitter.com/#!/PFSwarts/status/458355680853123072
http://twitter.com/#!/JummyTV/status/458361379297431552
From the D.C. Police’s Twitter feed:
http://twitter.com/#!/DCPoliceDept/status/458356468291760130
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Traffic control is under MPD directions. Use alt. rtes.
//7066— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) April 21, 2014
Police Activity update:
* NB traffic on Connecticut Ave NW at Cathedral Ave has been reopened. SB remains unchanged.
//7066— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) April 21, 2014
http://twitter.com/#!/DCPoliceDept/status/458358841806454784
According to media, police have confirmed that one person was shot:
http://twitter.com/#!/RussPtacek/status/458355875473031169
http://twitter.com/#!/CourtneyMims1/status/458357989171548162
The victim’s condition is not yet known, but FOX-5 DC reports that police are searching for two teenage suspects:
http://twitter.com/#!/fox5newsdc/status/458359376299171840
WUSA anchor Bruce Johnson was already on the scene when the shooting occurred:
http://twitter.com/#!/brucejohnson9/status/458360959124652033
The zoo has been closed for the day:
http://twitter.com/#!/NationalZoo/status/458360549668311041
We will continue to monitor this story and update with further developments.
Update:
There is a possible second victim of the shooting:
http://twitter.com/#!/jackiebensen/status/458364188646047744
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