India, Oct. 19 -- A National Guard member and a suspected gunman were shot in Washington, DC, after a fight broke out on Capitol Hill late Sunday night, October 18, prompting National Guard members to intervene, police said.

The incident occurred at approximately 11:10 pm in the 400 block of 8th Street Southeast, when National Guard members stationed in a vehicle nearby saw a fight break out on the sidewalk. They got out of their vehicle and attempted to intervene before gunshots were fired, Metropolitan Police Department interim chief Jeffery Carroll said during a media briefing on Monday.

According to Carroll, an individual involved in the fight pulled out a firearm and began shooting. National Guard members ordered the individual to ...