Trending Now - Manhunt Launched Following Shooting of DC Park Police Officer

WHO:

U.S. Park Police Chief Scott Brecht

D.C. Metropolitan Police Interim Chief Jeff Carroll

U.S. Park Police Capt. James Dingeldein

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser

U.S. Park Police officer (name not disclosed)

Park Service Police Chief Scott Brecht

D.C. Metropolitan Police Interim Chief Jeff Carroll

Vito Maggiolo, public information officer for the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Service Department

Attorney General Pam Bondi

FBI Director Kash Patel

Two unidentified gunmen

WHAT:

The officer was shot in the shoulder and is in serious but stable condition.

The officer was airlifted to a hospital by a U.S. Park Police helicopter.

Witnesses reported hearing at least a dozen gunshots during the incident.

The officer was the only person in the vehicle at the time of the shooting.

The officer drove himself approximately half a mile to seek help after being shot.

The investigation has led to road closures in the area, including the 5000 through 5100 block of Queens Stroll Place SE, the 5000 block of Benning Road SE, and the 4600 block of Hillside Road SE.

The officer was shot while working undercover during a U.S. Park Police investigation.

Witnesses reported hearing at least a dozen gunshots during the incident.

The suspects are described as two Black males; one was wearing a white hoodie with blue jeans, and the other was dressed in all black with a white stripe down the sleeve and pant leg.

A U.S. Park Police officer was shot in an ambush while in an unmarked vehicle.

The officer was shot in the shoulder and was in serious but stable condition.

The officer was airlifted to an area hospital.

The shooting occurred while the officer was working undercover in a white Tesla.

Police are searching for two suspects involved in the shooting.

Multiple witnesses reported hearing two distinct gunshots during the ambush.

WHERE:

The shooting occurred on Drake Place Southeast, near the intersection of Benning Road and Southern Avenue in the Marshall Heights neighborhood.

5000 block of Queens Stroll Place SE, Washington, D.C.

Benning Road SE near its intersection with Southern Avenue, Washington, D.C.

The officer was transported from the area of Benning Road and Hillside Road in Southeast D.C.

WHEN:

The shooting occurred on March 23rd, 2026, around 7:30 p.m.

The call for assistance was made at 7:30 p.m. on March 23rd, 2026.

WHY:

D.C. Metropolitan Police Interim Chief Jeff Carroll stated that the officer was "targeted."

The officer was targeted, and there are indications that the suspects may have known he was a police officer.

The officer was targeted during an ongoing investigation.

HOW:

The officer was ambushed while driving an unmarked white Tesla during an ongoing investigation.

The officer was ambushed while driving an unmarked white Tesla, and after being shot, he drove himself approximately half a mile to seek help.

The officer was ambushed by two gunmen while driving an unmarked white Tesla.

The officer drove himself approximately half a mile to seek help after being shot.

(UPDATED March 24, 2026 17:54 UTC)

An officer was shot in the shoulder and is currently in serious but stable condition after being ambushed while driving an unmarked white Tesla during an ongoing investigation. Witnesses reported hearing at least a dozen gunshots, and the officer managed to drive himself about half a mile to seek help before being airlifted to a hospital by a U.S. Park Police helicopter. The D.C. Metropolitan Police Interim Chief Jeff Carroll stated that the officer was targeted, prompting road closures in several nearby areas as the investigation continues.

(UPDATED March 24, 2026 13:44 UTC)

Last Monday evening, an undercover U.S. Park Police officer was shot while conducting an investigation in the Marshall Heights neighborhood of D.C. Witnesses reported hearing at least a dozen gunshots as the officer was ambushed while driving an unmarked white Tesla, and he managed to drive himself about half a mile to seek help after being shot. Authorities are searching for two suspects, described as two Black males, one wearing a white hoodie with blue jeans and the other dressed in all black with a white stripe down the sleeve and pant leg.

(UPDATED March 24, 2026 11:31 UTC)

A U.S. Park Police officer was shot in an ambush while working undercover in a white Tesla on March 23, 2026, around 7:30 p.m. The officer, who was shot in the shoulder, is currently in serious but stable condition after being airlifted to a local hospital. Authorities are actively searching for two unidentified gunmen involved in the shooting, which witnesses reported involved two distinct gunshots.