Two teens arrested after 15-year-old shot near Washington DC's Union Station

Police arrested 2 teenage suspects Saturday successful transportation with a daytime shooting conscionable extracurricular Union Station successful Washington, D.C., that near a 15-year-old lad wounded.

A 17-year-old juvenile antheral from Northeast D.C. and a 16-year-old juvenile antheral from Southeast D.C. were charged with battle with a unsafe weapon, constabulary said.

The shooting occurred on Massachusetts Avenue NE adjacent North Capitol Street — a large corridor adjacent to the U.S. Capitol and Union Station that falls wrong the broader Capitol information footprint and regularly sees national instrumentality enforcement activity.

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Law enforcement officers and exigency vehicles are seen adjacent the U.S. Capitol analyzable aft a teenage lad was changeable Friday day on Massachusetts Avenue NE. (Fox)

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said First District officers responded astatine astir 4:10 p.m. Friday to reports of a shooting successful the portion artifact of Massachusetts Avenue NE. 

"A 15-year-old juvenile antheral was located conscious and breathing suffering from a gunshot wound," MPD said successful a statement.

DC Fire and EMS transported the unfortunate to an country infirmary for attraction of non-life-threatening injuries.

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Metropolitan Police officers and different instrumentality enforcement unit unafraid the country adjacent the Capitol analyzable pursuing a shooting that wounded a 15-year-old boy. (Fox)

Police said U.S. Capitol Police officers responded to the country and stopped 2 suspects adjacent the scene.

"As a effect of the probe by MPD detectives, some suspects were placed nether arrest," MPD said.

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Law enforcement officers and exigency vehicles are seen adjacent the U.S. Capitol analyzable aft a teenage lad was changeable Friday day on Massachusetts Avenue NE. (Fox)

An MPD K-9 serviceman aboriginal located a firearm adjacent the scene, according to authorities.

The lawsuit remains nether investigation, constabulary said.