WASHINGTON — Two Washington D.C. bicycle police officers, an employee of the District's Department of Transportation and 2 pedestrians were taken to the hospital Thursday night after being hit by a pickup truck, authorities said during a news conference.
The police chief said one officer is in critical condition and the DOT employee is in serious condition. He said the three others appear to have non-life threatening injuries.
The driver of the pickup truck and it passegner were taken into custody, according to the police chief. He said a weapon was recovered from the pickup truck.
The police chief said investigators don't have a motive but are not ruling out terrorism at the time.
Check back with wsoctv.com for more on this developing story.
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Posted by WSOC-TV on Thursday, June 8, 2017
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