A Washington, D.C. police officer is "fighting for her life" after being wounded early Sunday in a shootout that killed a teenager and sent many people to the hospital, Police Chief Peter Newsham said at a press conference. Christopher "Poppy" Brown, 17, was shot and pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, Fox 5 DC reported. An off-duty DC Metro police officer was shot and is "struggling for her life right now," Newsham told reporters at the scene, standing alongside Mayor Muriel Bowser. DC POLICE PULL 3 BODIES OUT OF POTOMAC, ANACOSTIA RIVERSThe rest of the victims had non-life-threatening injuries. More than 20 responding units, including D.C. Fire and EMS, arrived at the scene.

Source: Fox News August 09, 2020 12:44 UTC