Metropolitan Police and emergency responders were called Friday to the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., after reports of a person atop the 168‑foot‑tall structure. MPD wrote on X, "MPD is on the scene of a barricade situation involving a subject who walked on top of the Fredrick Douglass Memorial Bridge. MPD's negotiators are on the scene. Please avoid the area as we work to resolve the incident." Jennifer P. Fox first reported the incident and noted a large police