National Guard member shot in DC, police chief says

A National Guard member was shot in the leg on Sunday night, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said early on Monday.

The suspect was also shot, he noted.

"So both have gunshot wounds," he said, "the National Guard member and the suspect." 

Interim Chief of Police of the DC Metropolitan Police, Jeffrey Carroll speaks to members of the media during a press conference on April 25, 2026, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. (Luke Johnson/Getty Images)

Both of the individuals are expected to live, Carroll said, noting they suffered "non-life-threatening injuries."

The suspect and the National Guard member who was shot were taken for treatment at hospitals, the interim police chief said.

Members of the U.S. National Guard walk up the steps to the Lincoln Memorial on July 9, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

The violent episode unfolded as National Guard members attempted to intervene to end a fight, he noted.

Carroll indicated that there were about seven or eight National Guard members in a van who exited the vehicle due to the fight. 

Members of the D.C. Metropolitan Police respond to reports of a bomb threat near One Franklin Square on March 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Three National Guard members "discharged firearms" during the incident, he noted.