This Sunday afternoon, as I was about to get on the metro in the Washington neighborhood of Eastern Market, several National Guard troops broke up a fist fight between two unidentified suspects in a public park full of families, bystanders, tourists, and metro riders.
As the guard members approached the suspects, the suspect who began the fight fled the scene on his bicycle.
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Fistfight in Eastern Market separated by National Guard troops
If it weren’t for the National Guard members deployed to the city by President Donald Trump, the fight would’ve continued, resulting in more severe physical consequences for the subjects involved and a more disturbing view for bystanders enjoying their Sunday afternoon stroll in the
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