WASHINGTON – Shots were fired outside the Embassy of Ethiopia in D.C. on
Monday afternoon. Fox News: ESAT TV an Ethiopian television network
caught the shooting on camera while they were covering a protest at the
embassy.
It happened around 12:15 p.m., according to the U.S. Secret Service.
Officers
responded immediately after hearing reports of shots being fired, and
they detained and questioned an Ethiopian guard who works at the
embassy. He is believed to have fired the shots.
An Ethiopian
television network caught the shooting on camera while they were
covering a protest at the embassy. FOX 5’s Maureen Umeh has been told
similar anti-government protests happen frequently here and are usually
peaceful. However, some protesters went onto embassy grounds on Monday
and taunted the guard. He responded by firing warning shots, one of
which struck a woman’s car and shattering her front window.
No injuries were reported.
The Embassy of Ethiopia is located at 3506 International Drive, NW.