Two suspects have been arrested after a U.S. Park Police officer was wounded Monday evening in a shooting in Washington, D.C., law enforcement officials said.
The Metropolitan Police Department said Tuesday that 21-year-old Darren Foster was found and stopped shortly after the shooting of the officer, who has not been identified. A second suspect, 22-year-old Asheile Foster, was arrested on Tuesday, D.C. police said.
Both of the suspects were charged with assault on a federal police officer, according to Metropolitan police.
Park Service Police Chief Scott Brecht told reporters late Monday night that at least two officers were driving in an unmarked white Tesla during an ongoing investigation when two gunmen ambushed them. The circumstances of the ambush of an unmarked car weren't clear.
Metropolitan Police Interim Chief Jeff Carroll told reporters on Monday the officer was targeted.
Brecht said the officer who was hit kept driving up the road and then pulled over, and got first aid.
The officer was shot in the shoulder, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter. The officer was airlifted to the hospital and has since been discharged, police said Tuesday.
Federal officials said they were assisting in the investigation.
"I've spoken to Mayor Bowser and Police Chief Carroll and was briefed on the shooting," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post.
FBI Director Kash Patel said in his own post that he was "Praying for the Park Police officer shot in Washington, D.C. The FBI is actively supporting the investigation alongside our law enforcement partners and will bring those responsible to justice."
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