WASHINGTON — Some fans and players scrambled for cover at a professional baseball game in Washington on Saturday night as the sound of gunfire filled the stadium, and police later said several people had been shot outside.
It was not clear to fans initially if the shooting was inside the complex. Videos of the incident shared on social media showed some fans crowding into the third-base dugout.
The District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department had earlier said on Twitter that two people were shot outside of the ballpark.
It said in a follow-up tweet that “two additional victims associated with the incident walked into area hospitals for treatment…
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