An off-duty D.C. firefighter was shot while driving in his car with his juvenile daughter, police told News4.
The firefighter was driving in the 3300 block of Southern Avenue, Southeast, about 4 p.m. Saturday when a person on a motorcycle pulled up and opened fire on the car, D.C. police said. His daughter was not harmed, police said.
According to a police report, the firefighter was found in the driver seat of his car suffering from a gunshot wound to the left side of his face.
He was airlifted to a hospital, the firefighter union told News4. The 44-year-old firefighter was conscious, alert and stable, according to D.C. Fire and EMS, and fire officials said he will survive.
"The prayers of the entire department are with our fellow firefighter and his family, and we are grateful that his prognosis is good," D.C. Fire and EMS Chief Gregory Dean said in a statement.
A spokesperson for D.C. Fire and EMS said the firefighter is a 24-year veteran of the department and works at a fire house in Northwest Washington. The shooting is not believed to be connected to the fire department, the spokesperson said.
The victim told police an unknown male was riding the motorcycle and fired two rounds in his car before fleeing into Prince George's County, according to the police report.
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D.C. police had tweeted for people to lookout for a black and red sports motorcycle.
Paul Trantham, with the Advisory Neighborhood Commission, said the incident is another example of gun violence in the area.
"We need a special group back out here so that they can locate these guns and take them off our streets," Trantham said.
Editor's Note: This story has been updated from an earlier version.
