Going into the bottom of the sixth inning tonight, play was halted as gunfire (which was later revealed to be from outside the Third Base Gate in Nationals Park), sent fans fleeing towards exits, as players quickly cleared the field in the nation’s capital.
Washington’s Nationals and the San Diego Padres were in the middle of the second game of a three-game set in D.C. when play was interrupted and suspended. It was a chaotic scene.
No one was sure exactly what happened, but as reports started to come out it was revealed that the shooting took place outside of the ballpark, with the gunshots clearly audible in the park.