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Shooting Outside Nationals Park Stops Game

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Shooting Outside Nationals Park Stops Game

Photo by H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY Staff [Via MerlinFTP Drop]

Reports of an active shooter outside Nationals Park surfaced on Saturday night, initially postponing the Nationals’ game against the Padres and eventually canceling it altogether.

Stadium workers immediately instructed fans to stay inside the stadium, as Matt Weyrich of NBCSports Washington reported.

Hugo Lowell of Guardian US reported that one person was shot outside Nationals Park, and later reported a second.

“One woman who was shot was briefly treated in by first responders in the stadium,” Lowell wrote in a tweet. He reported that the woman was wheeled out on a gurney through the third base gate.

The game was subsequently called. The Padres were beating the Nationals 8-4 in the sixth inning. The Nationals released a statement, saying “A shooting has been reported outside of the Third Base Gate at Nationals Park. Fans are encouraged to exit the ballpark via the CF and RF gates at this time. We’re working with law enforcement to provide more information as soon as it becomes available.”

Gunshots can be heard in the distance in this video.

Andrew Golden of the Washington Post tweeted that Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado opened the gate to help fans toward the dugout.

A thread from the DC Police Department on their response to the reports:

Shooting Outside Nationals Park Stops Game

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