Man Found Fatally Shot Near Lincoln Memorial
Updated: Sunday, 12 Feb 2012, 12:48 PM EST
Published : Sunday, 12 Feb 2012, 12:48 PM EST
(NewsCore) - Police in Washington, D.C., were investigating Sunday after a man was found fatally shot near the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall.
It was not immediately known if the man's death was a homicide, WTOP-TV reported.
His body was found in West Potomac Park, near the Lincoln Memorial, at around 8:00am Sunday when US Park Police officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area.
Park Police turned the case over to Washington, D.C., police. Part of nearby Ohio Drive was closed Sunday morning as they investigated.
Read more: WTOP-TV