Washington DC Special Police Shoots Woman Inside 7-11 Store
Washington DC January 20th, 2024
An armed security officer, also known as a “special” police officer, shot and wounded a woman inside a 7-Eleven store in Northeast D.C. on Thursday evening, police say.
The shooting occurred at the location in the 4800 block of Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE.
The D.C. special police officer shot the woman amid a dispute in the store, a Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson said. The woman was shot in the arm.
Officers and emergency crews were called to the store just before 6 p.m. The woman was taken to a hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
Police will investigate the shooting and determine whether the special police officer’s actions were justified. Additional information on the circumstances of the shooting was not immediately released.
