Terrorism cannot be ruled out in an incident in the Adams Morgan nightclub area of Northwest Washington, D.C. on Thursday night that saw a pick-up truck driven into two D.C. police officers on bicycles and a D.C. government transit employee before crashing into a parked truck, according to Police Chief Peter Newsham. A weapon was recovered from the pick-up according to Newsham.
An agent with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force was photographed at the scene with other investigators.
The incident took place near the main intersection of Adams Morgan, 18th Street and Columbia Road, NW.
Video posted by a witness shows the stunning distance that a female bicycle officer was thrown when hit by the pick-up truck.
#AdamsMorgan Pickup Truck 3-person collision pic.twitter.com/tKhthhtYRw
— Jakiera’s Eye (@JakierasEye) June 9, 2017
Photos and video of the crash scene posted to Twitter by the Huffington Post’s Ryan J. Reilly.
The white pickup truck that slammed into a recycling truck in Adams Morgan. pic.twitter.com/ZdInRj8b40
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) June 9, 2017
The pickup appears to have slammed into another truck right outside of @PhilzCoffee’s in Adams Morgan. pic.twitter.com/8fbs0jPKIm
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) June 9, 2017
More photos by ABC7’s Tim Barber
Crash pics. Confirmed 2 @DCPoliceDept officer struck. @ABC7News at 11. #dc #dmv pic.twitter.com/gZniZJOMFK
— Tim Barber (@ABC7TimBarber) June 9, 2017
Newsham and Mayor Muriel Bowser addressed the press outside Washington Hospital Center where the three wounded are being treated. One officer is in “very critical condition”, while the other officer and the civilian government employee have “serious” injuries but not life threatening, according to Newsham.
In response to a question on whether an AK-47 was recovered at a second scene and if terrorism can be ruled out, Newsham said there was no second scene but that a weapon had been recovered from the suspects’ vehicle.
Newsham said with regard to the possibility of terrorism, “we have to look at that very closely we do not have a motive at this time.” Newsham could not say of the officers were targeted, saying, “we don’t know, we don’t have a motive.”
Newsham did not describe the weapon seized, nor did he describe the suspects beyond saying they have non-life threatening injuries.
Periscope video of the press conference posted by DCW50 reporter Cam Thompson.
Here is the update from DC Police Chief & Mayor on Adams Morgan crash. Two arrested. Weapon recovered from car. https://t.co/ZJJCtWBULV
— Cam Thompson DCW50 (@CamThompsonDC) June 9, 2017
Video of one of the suspects being loaded into an ambulance.
Video of one of the two people in the pickup truck in Adams Morgan being transported to hospital. pic.twitter.com/QixyNl5y02
— Bryan Weaver (@BryanWeaverDC) June 9, 2017
An eyewitness account:
Other witness accounts of Adams Morgan crash from people inside Tryst. 2 cops & 1 traffic warden hit (1 cop very critical). pic.twitter.com/PmswvqUhmU
— Cam Thompson DCW50 (@CamThompsonDC) June 9, 2017
Photo of the crash scene shows the demolished police bicycles by Washington Post reporter Paul Schwartzman
Right outside of Tryst in AdMo. Cops’ bikes pic.twitter.com/SwDL2iEAul
— paul schwartzman (@paulschwartzman) June 9, 2017
FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force on the scene.
At least one FBI agent on scene in AdMo. pic.twitter.com/1ZNPaPARwd
— paul schwartzman (@paulschwartzman) June 9, 2017
Unverified photos that may be of one of the suspects in custody.
#AdamsMorgan area of D.C.: 5 struck by white truck, 2 police officers, 1 in critical condition, 2 suspects in custody. pic.twitter.com/MM4PZSJcgY
— Scott ☠️ (@KOB35M) June 9, 2017
Police not ruling out terrorism after a weapon was recovered in back seat. Passenger arrested as well. #AdamsMorgan
Appears to be driver: pic.twitter.com/PHQvaoDOIK
— Leah the Boss (@LeahRBoss) June 9, 2017
Again, photos are unverified, but appear to be from the scene.
An indication of how fast the pick-up truck was going came from D.C. Fire PIO Vito Maggiolo, via Washington Post reporter Tracy Jan, “”He hit that garbage truck hard enough to drive it up on the sidewalk,” said Vito Maggiolo, DC Fire spox. #adamsmorgan”
“He hit that garbage truck hard enough to drive it up on the sidewalk,” said Vito Maggiolo, DC Fire spox. #adamsmorgan
— Tracy Jan (@TracyJan) June 9, 2017
Intersection at Calvert/18th & Columbia road in Adams Morgan still blocked off after pick up truck struck 2 officers. pic.twitter.com/Nzzr2WG6Tv
— Tracy Jan (@TracyJan) June 9, 2017
The intersection where the incident took place is busy well into the evening with bus, vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Adams Morgan is located a few miles north of the White House.
source http://capitalisthq.com/police-terrorism-possible-in-wash-dc-incident-as-weapon-recovered-from-pick-up-truck-that-mowed-down-two-cops-govt-worker-two-suspects-arrested/
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