Gunshots were fired Tuesday morning near the entrance of the Pentagon, resulting in multiple injuries. Forcing the Pentagon on lockdown.
The Arlington County Fire Department reported “multiple patients.” However it wasn’t immediately clear if they were shot, and they provided no details of the extent of the injuries.
The Pentagon Protection Force Protection Agency tweeted that the incident occurred on a Metro bus platform part of the Pentagon Transit Center. The facility is just steps from the Pentagon building in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
The Pentagon announced that the facility was on lockdown due to “police activity.”
Metro subway trains were ordered to bypass the Pentagon due to a police investigation.
A developing story.
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