Two Officers Shot Outside The Pentagon Metro Station

3 People Shot Outside Pentagon Metro Station


Two Pentagon police officers and a suspect were shot in an incident Thursday outside the Pentagon Metro station, officials said.

The incident happened at 6:40 p.m., when a man who appeared calm -- with "no real emotion in his face" -- approached the Pentagon screening area, said Pentagon Police Chief Richard S. Keevill.

"As the officers started to ask him for his pass to get into the Pentagon, he drew a weapon from his pocket and started shooting" from a few feet away, Keevill told reporters.

The two Pentagon Force Protection Agency officers, who were slightly wounded, returned fire and the suspect was critically hurt, Keevill said. "He did not say a word," Keevill added.

Pentagon entrances were locked briefly but all were reopened with the exception of the Pentagon Metro entrance, the Pentagon said in a statement.

The Pentagon Force Protection Agency is the Pentagon's police department.

Lisa McDonald, a spokeswoman for George Washington Hospital, said three people were being treated there -- both officers and the suspect.

The U.S. Secret Service and the FBI were both involved in the investigation, Keevill said.


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