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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has reported the apprehension of two individuals following the shooting of a U.S. Park Police (USPP) officer on Monday night in southeast Washington, D.C.
Darren Foster, aged 21 and a resident of southeast D.C., was taken into custody shortly after the incident occurred.
The following day, 22-year-old Asheile Foster, also from southeast D.C., was arrested in connection with the case.
Authorities have charged both suspects with assaulting a federal police officer using a firearm, as stated by the police department.
The incident unfolded around 7:30 p.m. on Monday while the officer was conducting an investigation related to USPP in an unmarked Tesla, according to FOX 5 D.C.
Two suspects have been arrested after a U.S. Park Police officer was shot Monday night in southeast Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Two armed men allegedly approached the officer’s car and fired multiple shots, hitting him in the upper body.Â
The officer was able to drive away, before being taken by USPP’s aviation unit to a local hospital for treatment.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the shooting. (Getty Images/Fox News Digital)
U.S. Park Police confirmed the officer suffered injuries that were not life-threatening, and he has since been discharged from the hospital.
FOX 5 reported MPD has information suggesting the suspects knew the person inside the Tesla was an officer, though no motive has been released.
The officer was reportedly in an unmarked Tesla at the time of the shooting. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
Authorities raided a home near the shooting location Tuesday afternoon, entering with guns drawn, according to the outlet. A K-9 unit also responded.
The case is being investigated by detectives from the MPD’s NIBIN Investigations Unit, which includes agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives along with USPP detectives.