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National Guard member expected to recover from Southeast DC shooting

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A National Guardsman and a suspect are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries sustained during a shooting in Southeast, D.C., late Sunday night.

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  1. Just the News

    Member of National Guard attempting to break up fight is shot, along with suspect, police say (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Guard members told the suspect to drop the weapon, but the suspect began shooting, according to D.C. Police Chief Jeffrey Carroll.

  2. NBC4 Washington

    National Guardsman shot in DC while trying to break up fight (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    National Guard members on scene at a shooting near Eastern Market.

  3. ABC News

    DC police investigating shooting involving National Guard member (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    Police said they were investigating a shooting near the 400 block of 8th Street SE.

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    National Guardsman shot while breaking up fight near DC’s Eastern Market (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    A National Guardsman was shot in the leg while breaking up a fight near Eastern Market on Capitol Hill. Police said the suspected shooter is in custody.

  5. News Nation Now

    National Guard member and armed man shot in Southeast DC, police say (opens News Nation Now)

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    Police say three Guard members fired their weapons, and investigators don’t yet know which one hit the man they arrested.

  6. Fox News

    National Guard member shot in DC, police chief says (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Three National Guard members returned fire after a suspect allegedly opened fire during a confrontation in Washington, DC, police said. Two people were wounded.

  7. FOX 5 DC

    National Guard member shot in DC (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    A National Guard member and a suspect were shot late Sunday night as Guard members attempted to break up a fight in southeast Washington, according to D.C. police. FOX 5’s Melanie Alnwick reports that D.C.

  8. Phl17

    National Guard member and armed man shot in DC, police say (opens Phl17)

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    Police say three Guard members fired their weapons, and investigators don’t yet know which one hit the man they arrested.

  9. New York Post

    National Guard member shot while trying to stop Washington, DC fight (opens New York Post)

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    A National Guardsman was injured after being shot while trying to break up a fight in Washington, DC.

  10. DC News Now

    National Guard member, suspected gunman hospitalized after DC shooting: MPD (opens DC News Now)

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    DC News Now's feed description

    A National Guard member was shot while trying to stop a fight in Washington, D.C., late Sunday night, according to police.

  11. Philadelphia Inquirer

    National Guard member is shot while breaking up a fight in Washington, suspect is hit in return fire (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A National Guard member has been shot and injured while trying to break up a fight in the nation's capital

  12. CBS News

    National Guardsman injured in shooting in Washington, D.C. (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    D.C. police said the National Guardsman suffered a non-life-threatening injury, and the suspect was also shot.

  13. Washington Examiner

    National Guard member shot trying to intervene during street fight in DC (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A National Guard member was shot in the leg while trying to intervene during a street fight in Washington, police said. Jeffery Carroll, interim chief of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department, told reporters Monday that the shooting occurred late Sunday when the National Guard member tried to break …

  14. NOTUS

    National Guard Member Shot Near Capitol Hill Neighborhood (opens NOTUS)

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    The guard member and a person who police say shot at the guard were hospitalized with injuries not considered life-threatening.

  15. The Daily Caller

    DC National Guard Member Shot, Suspect Wounded In Return Fire (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Breaking up a fight

  16. ABC 13 Houston

    National Guard member injured in DC shooting, police say (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Police said they were investigating a shooting near the 400 block of 8th Street SE.

  17. The Hill

    National Guardsman shot in DC after trying to break up fight (opens The Hill)

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    A member of the National Guard was shot in the leg late Sunday while attempting to break up a fight in Southeast Washington, D.C., police said Monday. Both the injured service member and the suspected shooter were hospitalized, and their injuries were not deemed life-threatening.

  18. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    National Guard member shot while breaking up fight in Washington, suspect hit in return fire (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A National Guard member was shot and injured while trying to break up a fight in the nation’s capital, and the person suspected of firing the gun also was shot in an exchange with guard members, police said Monday. The shooting happened at about 11:10 p.m.

  19. Military.com

    National Guard Soldier Shot While Breaking Up Fight in Washington DC (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The soldier was taken to a local hospital for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries after the incident Sunday night.

  20. MLive

    National Guard member shot while trying to stop fight in Washington D.C. (opens MLive)

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    A National Guard member was shot in the leg and a gunman was wounded after Guard members intervened in a street fight.

  21. Military Times

    National Guard member expected to recover from Southeast DC shooting (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    A National Guardsman and a suspect are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries sustained during a shooting in Southeast, D.C., late Sunday night.

  22. Blaze Media

    National Guard member SHOT while trying to quell late-night brawl in Washington, DC (opens Blaze Media)

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    A man allegedly shot a National Guard member trying to bust up a late-night fight in Washington, D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department of D.C. Seven or eight National Guard members were in a parked van monitoring the fight in the Eastern Market neighborhood at about 11:10 p.m.

  23. Townhall

  24. Bearing Arms

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