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Man injured in shooting at Anacostia Metro station

A dispute on board a Green Line train on Sunday evening turned into a shooting on the Anacostia Metro station platform

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A man is hurt after a shooting Sunday evening at the Anacostia Metro station.

The victim was in stable condition. Police cleared the scene at about 8 p.m. and the station later reopened.

Metro Transit Police confirmed they were called to reports of the shooting at the Metro station at about 6:45 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been grazed by a bullet.

Investigators believe it all started with a dispute between the suspected shooter and the victim aboard a Green Line train. Investigators say that dispute continued onto the platform, which is where the shooting occurred.

The shooting was the second violent incident on board a Metro train over the weekend.

WMATA said on Saturday aboard a Green Line train near Gallery Place, there was an incident between juveniles who appeared to be robbing someone, which escalated to a shooting. That victim was taken to a hospital and was expected to be OK.

There's no indication the two incidents were related but Metro Transit Police continue to investigate.

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