Incident

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    8-18-2022 District of Columbia Washington 1-1

    Location

    August 18, 2022

    St. Elizabeths Hospital
    1100 Alabama Ave SE
    Washington, District of Columbia

    Participants

    • Type: Victim
    • Participant Characteristics:
      • Law Enforcement
    • Name: Special Police Officer
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Status: Injured
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Name: Lynville Porter Jr.
    • Age: 39
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Unharmed, Arrested

    Incident Characteristics

    • Shot - Wounded/Injured
    • Officer Involved Incident
    • Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot

    Notes

    Suspect drove to hospital claiming he was a gunshot victim then shot the officer in the leg; fled to Congress Heights Metro Station and arrested in a maintenance room; victim is special police officer for hospital

    Guns Involved

    1 gun involved.

    • Type: Unknown