Thursday, March 4, 2010

Pentagon On Lockdown After Officers Shot


Suspect, Police Hurt in Pentagon Shootout -- ABC News

Badly Injured Suspect in Custody; Police Suffer Graze Wounds

Two police officers were injured by a suspect who opened fire outside the Pentagon tonight after the officers asked him for an access pass, police said.

"He was pretty calm," Pentagon Police Chief Richard S. Keevill told reporters of the suspect's demeanor. "There was no distress. ... He reached into his pocket. They assumed he was going to get his [Pentagon access] pass out and he just started shooting."

The officers' injuries were not life-threatening, police said.

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More News On Tonight's Shooting At The Pentagon

2 Pentagon Police Officers Shot -- New York Times
Gunman wounds 2 officers at Pentagon metro station -- AP
Man Shoots 2 Officers at Pentagon Entrance -- CBS News
Two Pentagon security officers shot at rail station -- Reuters
3 people shot outside Pentagon Metro station -- CNN
US Defense Department in Lockdown After Shooting -- Voice of America
Pentagon Station reopens after shooting -- Washington Post

My Comment: A terrorism incident? Hmmmm .... too early to say.

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