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Two officers shoot man after reported robbery in Northwest D.C., police say Peter Hermann Two D.C. police officers early Friday shot a man who authorities said had moments earlier robbed and assaulted a person at gunpoint. Police said the 58-year-old man was taken to a hospital with wounds described as not life-threatening. The incident began shortly before 2:30 a.m., when police said a person was assaulted and robbed near 2nd Street and Rhode Island Avenue, in the LeDroit Park neighborhood of Northwest Washington. Police said the attacker used a gun to strike the victim. A short time later, police said officers found the alleged assailant about two blocks away in the 200 block of Florida Avenue NW. In a statement, police said the man “refused to follow numerous commands” and “two officers discharged their firearms.”
DC Officers Shoot Man Accused of Robbery in Northwest, Police Say Sophia Barnes
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Two D.C. police officer shot at a man in Northwest D.C. early Friday amid the search for a robbery suspect, police say.
The shooting victim, Antonio Garnes, 58, of Northwest, D.C., is charged in the robbery. He’s expected to survive, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Uniformed officers initially responded to an assault report at 2nd Street and Rhode Island Avenue, NW, about 2:30 a.m., police say.
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