The baseball game between Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres was suspended after a shooting incident (Nick Wass/AP/picture alliance)Four people were shot outside a baseball stadium in Washington, D.C. on Saturday night, police said, adding that there was “no ongoing threat.”The Metropolitan Police Department initially said it was responding to the incident “in which two people were shot outside of Nationals Park.”“Two additional victims associated with this incident walked into area hospitals for treatment of gunshot wounds,” police said in a subsequent tweet. According to preliminary information, one of the victims was an employee at the stadium, said Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson Dustin Sternbeck. Game suspendedThe shooting halted a baseball game between Washington Nationals and the San Diego Padres, and spectators were asked to exit the stadium in the US capitalThe Washington Nationals said in a statement that the game has been suspended due to an incident surrounding Nationals Park. Spectators, players rushed outMore than a dozen shots were heard from outside the stadium, prompting some spectators to rush for the exits, while others ducked for cover near their seats. The crowds attending the game were later ushered out of the stadium amid sirens from more than two dozen police cars, ambulances and fire engines on the street outside the stadium.

Source: Indian Express July 18, 2021 16:41 UTC