The Georgetown Key Bridge was shut down to pedestrian and vehicular traffic for about two hours on Tuesday night because of a man on the bridge “threatening to harm himself,” according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
At around 8:30 p.m., police blocked the bridge to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. More than 40 people were waiting on 35th and M streets to cross the bridge by the time it opened around 10:30 p.m.
MPD Lieutenant Eric Hayes said on the scene the man was admitted to an area hospital. Hayes did not say which hospital and did not provide additional information about the man. A spokeswoman at GW Hospital declined to confirm whether the man had been taken there, citing patient privacy laws.
Special units and the MPD Harbor Patrol were also on the scene, in addition to D.C. Fire and EMS.
MPD@Key Bridge w/DCFEMS assisting male threatening to harm himself-Special units&harbor branch working to bring incident to safe conclusion
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) August 26, 2015