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US Park Police officer shot in Southeast DC

A federal police officer with the U.S. Park Police was wounded in a shooting in Southeast D.C. Friday evening.

The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Friday in the 5000 block of Queens Stroll Place SE.

The officer was transported to a local hospital via medevac helicopter in non-life-threatening condition. U.S. Park Police did not share further details.

A neighbor told WTOP news partner 7News that he heard at least a dozen gunshots when police were on the scene.

Below is a map of where the shooting took place:

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Ciara Wells

Ciara Wells is the Evening Digital Editor at WTOP. She is a graduate of American University where she studied journalism and Spanish. Before joining WTOP, she was the opinion team editor at a student publication and a content specialist at an HBCU in Detroit.