A woman was injured after someone opened fire on a Metro station platform in Washington, D.C. during rush hour Thursday afternoon, authorities say. The woman, an apparent bystander, was struck in the foot by a bullet inside the L'Enfant Plaza Metro station.
Police responded to reports of a shooting inside the major Metro station at 650 Maryland Ave. SW at 4 p.m. Metro Transit Police said a shot was fired during an argument between two people on the upper level of the Green and Yellow line platforms.
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WATCH HEREAccording to police, the suspect Demarvzia Caston, 40, interfered with an argument after a man bumped into a child. Despite the man’s apology, a woman with the child hit him with her purse and spat in the man's face, then Caston interfered and fired a gun.
When Caston fired and pointed the gun at one of the victims, the bullet bounced off of platform tiles and hit the woman in the foot, police said.
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SIGN UP The injured woman was found near a station kiosk. She was treated at the scene and declined to go to a hospital.
A number of emergency vehicles could be seen at the station. Trains headed in both directions on the Green and Yellow lines temporarily bypassed the station.
Caston was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. The investigation is ongoing.
Five of D.C.’s six Metro lines run through the L’Enfant Plaza station, which is a short walk south of the National Mall.
