DC Fountain Suddenly Turns Blood Red (Photo)

WASHINGTON, DC -- The End Times may be upon us -- or perhaps just upon Dupont Circle, as reportedly the fountain there suddenly turned an ominious red color on Monday. And after the National Park Service looked into it, the police may be getting involved as well, according to a report.

Twitter user "The Pope of Dupont Circle" posted the photo -- embedded below -- of the strange sight, which he spotted Monday morning.

"I noticed it was a dark red color and it looked a little bit like blood," local resident Alexa Silverman told DCist. "It was definitely a bit of a shocking sight this morning."

Dupont Circle fountain is an odd shade of rust/orange this morning pic.twitter.com/qKcDqMujH8
— The Pope of Dupont Circle (@PopeDupontCircl) July 16, 2018

DCist reported that a National Park Service spokesman said that after they received reports of the strange color, they found that someone had added some powdered dye to the fountain, and that already it had almost totally been filtered out.

However, NPS workers reportedly drained the fountain on Monday so it could be cleaned and refilled Tuesday. U.S. Park Police will be investigating.

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)