Four people shot outside baseball stadium in U.S. capital

Several bursts of automatic gunfire could be clearly heard in the stadium in footage of the game posted on social media.

Four people were shot outside a baseball stadium crowded with thousands of spectators in the U.S. capital on July 17, causing the game to be abruptly halted as fans were ushered out. Police said four people had been shot but there was “no ongoing threat,” without clarifying the condition of the gunshot victims. AFP journalists who were at the game said some spectators had rushed for the exits after hearing a dozen or more gunshots outside the stadium, while others remained in their seats at the announcer’s initial urging.