USPP officer hit by vehicle in Southeast DC, suspect on the run

The Brief

  • A suspect assaulted a U.S. Park Police officer in Southeast, according to the department.
  • The suspect ran into Prince George’s County and was never located.
  • Officials thought they’d tracked down to a home, but after a standoff, the suspect wasn’t located.

WASHINGTON U.S. Park Police are searching for the suspect they said hit an officer in Southeast Washington, D.C.

What we know:

It happened just before 4 p.m. in the 5000 block of Benning Road, SE. According to the USPP, an officer was tracking a suspect in the area, when the suspect hit the officer with their vehicle before running off on foot.

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