Three women were in U.S. Park Police custody Tuesday after a police chase tied to an earlier robbery, authorities said.
One of the women was hospitalized after a struggle with an officer, Park Police spokeswoman Sgt. Anna Rose said. In addition to the robbery, authorities were investigating why an officer fired his weapon on the scene, Rose said.
Rose said that about 3 a.m., officers began chasing a vehicle matching the description for a robbery that occurred in the 3400 block of Minnesota Ave. SE. The chase concluded on 19th Street Southeast between P and Q Streets, Rose said.
As police apprehended the three women, one officer fired his weapon, Rose said. No one was injured as a result of the gun’s firing, she said. But in a separate struggle with officers, a woman was injured and was taken to a hospital.
D.C. police are investigating the robbery, Rose said. Park Police are investigating the weapon’s firing. Rose said she could not comment on why the weapon was fired or the circumstances surrounding the struggle.
Rose said Park Police investigate any use of force, including whether the firing of a weapon is justified.