{"id":2583101,"date":"2026-03-24T03:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-park-police-officer-ambushed-in-dc-shooting\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T03:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:08:32","slug":"us-park-police-officer-ambushed-in-dc-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-park-police-officer-ambushed-in-dc-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"US Park Police officer ambushed in DC shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-park-police-officer-ambushed-in-dc-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2583101&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A U.S. Park Police officer was shot while on duty in Washington, D.C., Monday evening in the southeast Marshall Heights area.The officer, driving an unmarked white Tesla during an undercover operation, was ambushed by two gunmen and struck in the upper body but was able to drive several blocks before being stopped. He was transported by medevac helicopter to a local hospital with non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-duty-austin-police-officer-forced-to-confront-armed-suspect\/\" title=\"Off-... Austin ... forced to confront armed suspect\">-life-threatening injuries<\/a>. Investigators have not confirmed the motive, but there is some belief the gunmen may haveknown he was undercover, and the case remains under inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>Key details:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Location and time: Washington, D.C.,around 7:30 p.m., Marshall Heights.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Suspects: Two Black men; one in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-reporter-forced-to-resign-over-n-word-controversy-tells-his-side-of-the-story\/\" title=\"New York Times Reporter Forced To Resign Over N-Word Controversy Tells His Side Of The Story\">blue jeans<\/a> with a white hoodie,the other in all black with a white stripe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Status: Officer with non-life-threatening injuries; medevac to hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Investigation: Ongoing; motive unkown; FBI assisting; suspects at large.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Reactions: Mayor Muriel Bowser and FBI Director Kash Patel commented and pledged cooperation and justice; police condemned the violence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US Park Police officer ambushed in DC shooting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2541049\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A U.S. Park Police officer was shot while on duty in Washington, D.C. on Monday. The shooting occurred at approximately 7:30 p.m. in Marshall Heights.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement officials <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/dc\/2026\/03\/us-park-police-officer-shot-in-southeast-dc\/\">said<\/a> the officer was ambushed by two gunmen and shot while driving an unmarked white Tesla while working on an undercover <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/u-s-park-police-officer-shot-critically-injured-in-southeast-dc\/4080303\/\">investigation<\/a>. The officer was hit in the upper body but was able to drive several blocks away from the shooting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4500956\/abortionist-kermit-gosnell-infamous-infant-murders-dies-prison\/\">Abortionist Kermit Gosnell, infamous for infant murders, dies in prison custody<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4500363\/suspect-loyola-student-killing-illegal-immigrant\/\">Suspect in Loyola student killing was in US illegally, DHS says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4498904\/gun-rights-advocates-progressives-hijacking-state-legislators\/\">Gun rights advocates warn progressives &#8216;hijacking&#8217; state legislators, pushing Democrats Left<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;During the gunfire, the officer was struck and continued traveling up the road where first aid was rendered,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/23\/us-news\/us-park-police-officer-shot-in-dc-cops\/\">said<\/a> U.S. Park Police Chief Scott Brecht at a press conference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The officer was then transported by a medevac helicopter to a local hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to reports. There is some belief that the gunmen knew they were targeting an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christmas-criminals-know-theyre-done-for-as-santas-elf-whips-out-a-peacemaker-reveals-hes-an-undercover-cop\/\" title=\"Christmas Criminals Know They\u2019re Done for as Santa\u2019s Elf Whips Out a Peacemaker, Reveals He\u2019s an Undercover Cop\">undercover police officer<\/a>, however, that has not been fully confirmed, according to reports. The incident remains under investigation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Metropolitan Police Chief Jeffery Carroll lamented the shooting as an example of &ldquo;unnecessary gun violence in the city.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is an example of unnecessary gun violence in our city. There&rsquo;s no reason that anybody, a police officer or not a police officer, should be shot just for being out here driving through the neighborhood,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/park-police-wounded-bc63b7ef097f7c91d656538f8e57db18\">said<\/a> Carroll. &ldquo;We believe potentially they did know he was a police officer, but that&rsquo;ll all be part of the ongoing investigation as relates to the actual shooting incident.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The suspects remain at large and the motive for the shooting is unknown at this time. According to WTOP News, police described the shooters as two black men. One male was <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >wearing blue jeans<\/a> with a white hoodie and the second was wearing all black with a &ldquo;white stripe down the sleeve and down the pant leg.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">District of Columbia<\/a> Mayor Muriel Bowser posted about the shooting on social media late Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tonight, a member of the United States Park Police was shot in our community,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mayorbowser\/status\/2036277429015036279?s=46\">said<\/a> Bowser. &ldquo;The officer was taken by helicopter to a local hospital and treated for his injuries, which are thankfully non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-mocked-trump-for-hiding-in-his-bunker-after-antifa-and-black-lives-matter-insurrectionists-tried-to-storm-the-white-house-last-year-injuring-dozens-of-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Mocked Trump for \u2018Hiding in His Bunker\u2019 After Antifa and Black Lives Matter Insurrectionists Tried to Storm the White House Last Year, Injuring Dozens of Cops\">-life threatening<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have been briefed by the Chief of Police &mdash; the incident is under investigation, and we will share more information as it becomes available,&rdquo; said Bowser.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel also posted about the shooting on his X account. Patel urged prayers for the officer and said that the FBI will help bring the shooters &ldquo;to justice.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Praying for the Park Police officer shot in Washington, D.C.,&rdquo; Patel said. &ldquo;The FBI is actively supporting the investigation alongside our law enforcement partners and will bring those responsible to justice.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will provide updates as we are able &ndash; please keep the officer and their family in your prayers,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DC park police officer shot during undercover work<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2583102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Police_Line_Crime_scene_jj3.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4382,50501,4707,76417,4300],"class_list":["post-2583101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-ambush","tag-dc-2","tag-officer","tag-park-police","tag-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Police_Line_Crime_scene_jj3.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2583101"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583105,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583101\/revisions\/2583105"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2583101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2583101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2583101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}