Padres-Nationals MLB game suspended after shooting outside stadium

  • Washington DC police say stadium employee among victims
  • Fans leave stadium after shots heard during Saturday’s game

The Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and Washington was suspended in the sixth inning on Saturday night after police said there was a shooting outside Nationals Park.

Two people were shot, said Dustin Sternbeck, a Metropolitan Police Department spokesman. Investigators believe, based on preliminary information, that one of the victims was an employee at the stadium, he said. Washington DC police later tweeted that “two additional victims associated with this incident walked into area hospitals for treatment of gunshot wounds.”

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source https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/17/padres-nationals-mlb-game-suspended-shooting-nationals-park

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