"The officer was ambushed by two gunmen who fired at the officer as he drove by in an unmarked vehicle. The officer was working on a park police investigation when he was shot."
"There's no reason that anybody, a police officer or not a police officer, should be shot just for being out here driving through the neighborhood."
"We believe potentially they did know he was a police officer, but that'll all be part of the ongoing investigation as relates to the actual shooting incident."
"The FBI is actively supporting the investigation and has expressed prayers for the wounded park police officer."
A US park police officer was shot in an ambush by two gunmen while driving an unmarked vehicle in Washington DC. The officer was conducting a park police investigation at the time. He was airlifted to a hospital and is in serious but stable condition. Authorities are searching for the suspects, and the interim police chief stated the officer was targeted. Federal officials are assisting in the investigation, and the FBI director expressed support for the wounded officer.
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