#UPDATE: 2 D.C. police officers, DDOT employee struck by pickup truck in NW DC, 2 suspects in custody: https://t.co/QhghyyuEfu pic.twitter.com/5mDJK7gVlh
— 7News DC (@7NewsDC) June 9, 2017
A D.C. police officer is in “very critical condition” according to NBC 4 Washington after a hit and run incident in the Adams Morgan neighborhood. Witnesses on the scene reported seeing a white pickup truck swerve a bus, hitting two D.C. bicycle officers and a D.C. Department of Transportation employee at high speed before reportedly running a red light and slamming into a dump truck. Witnesses on the scene described the incident, pointing out the “absolutely horrifying screech” that caught their attention:
“What we saw was just horrifying. There was a police officer who had been thrown pretty much 30 feet,” Vincentz said.
“The officers… were yelling at the truck ‘stop!’ and the truck wasn’t slowing down. The truck was probably going about 50 miles an hour and just hit them,” Michael Matuson said.
This white pickup truck reportedly struck several people, including two officers, and crashed into a garbage truck in #adamsmorgan tonight. pic.twitter.com/DgB7vheYj9
— Franz Strasser-Galvis (@askfranz) June 9, 2017
UPDATES: 2 DC police officers, 1 DPW worker hit by vehicle in Adams Morgan: https://t.co/0pZYQTo4L8 (photos via @paytonchung) #breaking pic.twitter.com/O11MpeQhBD
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) June 9, 2017
All of the injured were taken to Medstar Washington Hospital Center according to NBC 4 Washington. The two suspects from the white truck were taken into custody, with one reportedly sustaining injuries. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham gave a brief statement from the hospital to update the situation, noting that a weapon had been found in the vehicle and terrorism could not be ruled out at this time.
Update from 18th Street incident https://t.co/dArlLnU8hz
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) June 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/petemuntean/status/873019430103650304
Witnesses add that the truck seemed to hit speeds of 50 miles per hour and did not stop after striking the officers. There is no clear motive at this time.
Adams Morgan, Washington DC. Bicycle cop down. pic.twitter.com/3n3UHIX2xH
— Mike Burke (@DCMIKEBURKE) June 9, 2017
Never seen anything like this. Adams Morgan right now. pic.twitter.com/JLXo0GZZoy
— Alex Conant (@AlexConant) June 9, 2017