U.S. Park Police officers were involved in a shooting at K Street and 2nd Street NE this afternoon in which both a suspect and an officer were injured. The suspect, under investigation for a crime of an unknown nature, failed to stop for officers, leading to a pursuit that ended just two blocks after it began when the suspect struck a fixed object. When two officers approached, the suspect (who was alone in the vehicle) used his vehicle to strike one officer, leading both to fire their weapons at the suspect. None of the injuries sustained were apparently life threatening.

A surprisingly detailed account of the incident emerges from two unexpected sources. U.S. Park Police Sergeant David Schlosser posted the official account on a U.S. Park Police blog that might have been Stephen Colbert’s, which is hosted on, of all things, blogspot.com. And Flickr user nivad posted a wild photoset of images of the incident he took from his apartment window. Warning: There is definitely blood in some of those pictures.