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Ambulance struck by bullet after gunfire erupts

An AMR ambulance was about to transport a patient to the hospital when it was struck by at least one bullet

By EMS1 Staff

WASHINGTON — An ambulance was struck by at least one bullet when it was preparing to transport a patient to the hospital.

Washington Post reported that an AMR ambulance was contracted by the D.C. Fire Department to transport a patient to the hospital.

When the patient was being carried out of the building, gunfire broke out and the ambulance was struck at least once, according to fire department spokesperson Vito Maggiolo.

The patient was not harmed in the incident, and it is unclear why the gunfire occurred.