A gunman caused a frantic scene in the Petworth neighborhood in northwest Washington Wednesday afternoon.
A gunman walked up the 3800 block of Georgia Avenue NW shooting wildly, according to police and witnesses. He shot at a Metrobus, at a Safeway, into the air and at the ground.
“Just like bang, bang, bang a bunch of times,” witness Jazmin Lopez said. “I’m like, Ah, it’s just construction. Whatever. And then all I see is people running, dropping their grocery bags.”
Witnesses ran into the Safeway and told an officer about the gunman. The officer ordered the man to drop the gun, a witness told News4.
“The guy shot, and then the police fired back,” witness Yvette Marr said.
The gunman was taken to a hospital for surgery.
