A man was shot and killed Sunday outside of Nationals Park, authorities say.
The shooting happened in the 1500 block of South Capitol Street about 1:15 p.m., D.C. police tweeted. When police arrived, they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle, Metropolitan Police Department Cmdr. Tasha Bryant said in a tweeted video.
The man died at the scene. His identity was not immediately released.
According to Bryant, the shooting was a targeted attack.
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Luis Garcia, who was just yards away from where the shooting took place, said what he saw will stick with him for the rest of his life.
“It’s like a movie scene. You can’t describe it,” he said. “Just seeing him fighting for his life is just something that will forever traumatize me.”
Garcia had just taken a seat at a restaurant outside when shots were fired.
“As I continued running, you just hear gunshots. Until it completely stops. Once you look back, everybody’s running in every direction. You don’t know what to do. You don’t know who to call. Your heart is just racing, so you don’t really know what to do,” he said.
Bryant said the police are thankful it was not more crowded in the area during the incident.
“It's game day; I want everyone to feel comfortable coming here and enjoying this beautiful city, the restaurants and watching the game," Bryant said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Metroplitan Police Department at 202-727-9099.
This is a developing story. Stay with News4 for more updates.
