DC Police say shooting inside Third Street Tunnel linked to road rage incident

Jeff Jones
Third Street Tunnel Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gunshots rang out inside the Third Street Tunnel Friday night in Washington, D.C. Now, detectives with the D.C. Metro Police Department said the shooting could be tied to a road rage incident.

According to police, a woman was shot inside the tunnel at around 8:56 pm on Friday. Officers arrived to the area of 600 E Street SW to find a woman shot in the leg.

The DC Metro Police Department said the woman was conscious when they arrived. She was rushed to the hospital and was treated for her injury.


The woman was struck by a bullet fired in the southbound lanes of the Third Street Tunnel on Interstate 395. Police do not have any further details, but detectives belive a black Honda Accord was involved in the shooting.

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