#Nationals game shooting causes chaos inside stadium

Chaos erupted during Saturday night’s baseball game at Nationals Park — with fans fleeing or taking cover under seats — after four people were shot outside the Washington, DC, stadium.

The DC Police Department said on Twitter that two people had been shot outside the ballpark, adding that “two additional victims associated with this incident” had walked into hospitals with gunshot wounds.

There was “no ongoing threat,” cops wrote in a tweet at around 10 p.m., adding that the game between the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres was suspended.

Several loud bangs were heard around 9:30 p.m. just as the players were leaving the field in the middle of the sixth inning.

Fans could be seen taking cover under their seats as helicopters circled the ballpark, footage tweeted by WBRZ-TV reporter Dana DiPiazza showed.

Police sirens blared as panic broke out, with several in the crowd trying to book it out of the ballpark.

One person shared footage of throngs of fans trying to exit the stadium — only to quickly reverse course to another exit as armed police stood guard.

“I was on 3rd base side in section 115 where is happened,” another person tweeted. “It was crazy everyone ducked and at least 2000-3000 people ran on the field into the dugouts down into the tunnels.”

Other videos showed fans streaming onto the field or into the dugouts in fear and confusion.

Footage taken from a nearby rooftop showed the frantic mass evacuation of the stadium, which is in the city’s Capitol Riverfront neighborhood.

Players could be seen running into the stands, including Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr., who grabbed family members and brought them into the clubhouse, in video posted by Kevin Acee, the Padres reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin was one of several people who fled for the concourse. Others rushed into bathrooms or suites, according to an NBC Washington photojournalist.

The Nationals initially announced there had been an incident outside the stadium and posted a message on the scoreboard asking fans to remain inside.

About 10 minutes later, the home team tweeted that a shooting was was reported outside the third base gate and that “fans are encouraged to exit the ballpark via the CF and RF gates at this time.”

The game was halted in the sixth inning with San Diego leading the Nats 8-4. It will be resumed Sunday afternoon, followed by the regularly scheduled game.

With Post wires