Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Three shot at NSA headquarters, one in custody: media

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three people were shot and wounded near the U.S. National Security Agency’s headquarters in Maryland, and one person was in custody, local media reported on Wednesday.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation sent agents to investigate the incident, its Baltimore office said on Twitter.


CBS News broadcast images of a black sport utility vehicle parked near the entrance of the NSA with what appeared to be bullet holes in the front windshield. The vehicle was at the end of a dead-end lane marked by concrete NSA-stamped barricade blocks on one side and a chain-link fence on the other, near a toll-booth-style entrance gate, the CBS video showed.
 
Local fire and police departments said on Twitter they were responding to a possible shooting incident outside the agency’s campus in Fort Meade.

A spokesman at Fort Meade, about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Washington, said he could not confirm that a shooting has occurred or that a vehicle was at the gate. He did confirm that one person had been injured and transported, although he did not say where the person had been transported to. He also confirmed that Highway 32 around Fort Meade has been closed
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2 comments:

just some dude with dsl said...

Trouble every day,,,

marie said...

Roy Patterson that he believes that the van was trying to leave the NSA facility. Possible CIA or someone trying to get out of the NSA with information. Anyway, very interesting!