A 17-year-old in Washington D.C. is in serious condition after he was the victim of a shooting incident Thursday evening in the northwest part of the city, officials said.

The victim was rushed to a local hospital after the Metro Transit Police Department found him at the Georgia Ave-Petworth Metro Station just before 5 p.m., Fox 5 of Washington D.C. reported. The teen was alive and conscious, officials said.

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A group of suspects is still on the loose, according to MTPD officers.

WASHINGTON, DC-DEC 29: A Metro train using the newer 7000 series of metro cars comes into the station at the Georgia Ave-Petworth stop.  (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC-DEC 29: A Metro train using the newer 7000 series of metro cars comes into the station at the Georgia Ave-Petworth stop.  (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images) (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The altercation occurred on the platform of the metro, according to the report.

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Metro trains have been instructed to bypass the Georgia Ave. stop, officials said.