>>> "NEWS 4 MIDDAY" BEGINS WITH
BREAKING NEWS.
>> GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO
NAED "NEWS 4 MIDDAY."
A SHOOTING AT A POST OFFICE ON
BRENTWOOD ROAD IN NORTHEAST.
NEWS 4’S MAURICIO CASILLAS
JOINING US WITH THE LATEST.
BRING US UP TO SPEED, WHEN,
WHERE, WHAT TIME, ALL OF THAT.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
THE PARKING LOT OF THE PRESENT
WOOD POST OFFICE STILL A VERY
ACTIVE SCENE.
THAT’S WHERE POLICE SAY THIS ALL
STARTED. IT INVOLVED TWO WOMEN, SOME SORT
OF ALTERCATION BEGAN WITH THESE
TWO WOMEN.
AT A CERTAIN POINT POLICE SAY IT
ESCALATED.
ONE OF THE WOMEN TOOK OUT A GUN,
FIRED MULTIPLE TIMES STRIKING
THE OTHER WOMAN.
WE’RE TOLD THAT WOMAN WAS TAKEN
TO THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
WE HAVE CONFIRMED WITH D.C.
POLICE THAT THE SHOOTER HERE IS
A POST OFFICE EMPLOYEE.
WHAT WE’RE WORKING TO CONFIRM IS
WHETHER THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE
IS ALSO A POST OFFICE EMPLOYEE.
D.C. POLICE TELL US THAT SUSPECT
THEN GOT INTO A CAR AND DROVE
OFF.
POLICE ON THE LOOK OUT THERE AND WERE ABLE TO TRACK HER DOWN A
SHORT DISTANCE AWAY. THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE HER DOWN
AND TAKE HER INTO CUSTODY.
YOU CAN SEE ATF AGENTS AND U.S.
POSTAL INSPECTOR AGENTS ARE ALL ON SCENE RIGHT NOW.
WE’RE STILL WORKING TO FIND OUT
AT THIS POINT WHAT EXACTLY PROMPT ED
PROMPTED THIS ARGUMENT. STILL A LOT OF UNANSWERED
QUESTIONS.
A PORTION OF BRENTWOOD ROAD IS
CLOSED OFF AND THE PARKING LOT
WHERE THE INVESTIGATION IS
TAKING PLACE IS ALSO CLOSED OFF.
THE IMPORTANT THING, POLICE
DON’T BELIEVE THERE’S AN ACTIVE
THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE
THAT SUSPECT IS STILL IN
CUSTODY. >> MAURICIO, THIS WAS IN THE
PARKING LOT OF THAT POST OFFICE? >> Reporter: THAT’S RIGHT.
THE PARKING LOT RIGHT BEHIND ME.
THAT’S WHERE OFFICERS AND AGENTS
ARE FOCUSING THEIR
INVESTIGATION.
THAT PERSON WAS LATER TAKEN INTO