

5th and L Street, NW

“Dear PoPville,

I heard there was a shooting at the Safeway on L St in City Vista (490 L St NW). Late Saturday night [9:33pm], my roommate’s boyfriend came back to our place and told us he walked in immediately after it happened– said there was a heavy police presence. I also heard that the emergency exit was blocked by pallets while the shooting went down. Have you received any information?”

I inquired with MPD who replied:

“There was a negligent discharge by an SPO [Special Police Officer] working at that location in an attempt to detain a shoplifting suspect. The SPO sustained a non-life threatening self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

Ed. Note: The suspected shoplifter was able to flee the store in the aftermath.