An officer with the National Zoological Park Police opened fire on a vehicle near a zoo entrance on Friday evening.
A spokesperson for the National Zoo confirmed the incident happened after the car sped toward the officer as the officer approached the vehicle, at the zoo’s Connecticut Avenue entrance around 5 p.m. Friday.
The officer fired several shots at the car, which had two people inside.
No one was injured and the two suspects were arrested a few minutes later inside the zoo near the Beach Drive entrance, which is blocked-off.
Both people in that car are now facing multiple charges.
Below is a map of where the incident happened:
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