# National Guard member shot in DC fight intervention

> A National Guard member was shot in the leg after intervening to break up a fight in Washington on Sunday night. Three Guard members returned fire, injuring the suspect.
- Title: National Guard member shot in DC fight intervention · ABC News
- Summary: A National Guard member was shot in the leg after intervening to break up a fight in Washington on Sunday night. Three Guard members returned fire, injuring…
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- Source: ABC News — https://abcnews.com/US/dc-police-investigating-shooting-involving-national-guard-member/story?id=137370551
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## Guard members break up fight
National Guard members intervened in a fight at about eleven pm on Sunday night near the four hundred block of eighth Street SE in Washington DC.
## Suspect opens fire, Guard returns fire
A person involved in the fight then allegedly began firing a weapon. National Guard members commanded the individual to put down the gun. The suspect pointed the weapon at Guard members, who returned fire.

> National Guard immediately gave commands to that individual to put down the gun. That individual then pointed the weapon towards National Guard members, who returned fire to the individual.
## Guard member shot, suspect arrested
A Guard member was shot in the leg. Three Guard members returned fire, with at least one hitting the suspect in the abdomen. Both are being treated with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect was arrested.
## Key takeaway

A National Guard member was shot in the leg in Washington DC after intervening in a fight; three Guard members returned fire and injured the suspect, who was arrested.