PENTAGON LOCKDOWN LIFTED UPDATE

The FBI confirmed only that it was investigating and there was “no ongoing threat to the public” but declined to offer details or a possible motive.Ī Pentagon announcement said the facility was on lockdown, but that was lifted after noon, except for the area around the crime scene.Īustin and Gen. “I can’t compromise the ongoing investigation,” Kusse said. But Kusse said the Pentagon complex was secure and 'we are not actively looking for another suspect at this time.” He said the FBI was leading the investigation.

Kusse and other officials declined to rule out terrorism or provide any other potential motive. He would only say that an officer had been attacked and that “gunfire was exchanged.” Chopper4 footage, taken from outside the large no-fly zone, showed many emergency vehicles on the scene.Īt a Pentagon news conference, Kusse declined to confirm that the officer had been killed or provide even basic information about how the violence had unfolded or how many might be dead. Members of the public were asked to avoid the area. The station is steps from the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia. The violence occurred on a Metro bus platform that is part of the Pentagon Transit Center, a busy hub for subway and bus lines. Tuesday's attack on a busy stretch of the Washington area’s transportation system jangled the nerves of a region already primed to be on high alert for violence and potential intruders outside federal government buildings, particularly following the Jan. Corridor 3 is open for pedestrian traffic.- Pentagon Force Protection Agency (Official) August 3, 2021 Corridor 2 and the Metro entrance remains closed. The Pentagon has lifted the lock down and has reopened. Officials said they believe two bystanders were injured. The deaths of the officer and the suspect were first confirmed by officials who were not authorized to discuss the matter and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The ensuing violence, which included a volley of gunshots, resulted in “several casualties,” said Woodrow Kusse, the chief of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, which is responsible for security at the facility. military, was temporarily placed on lockdown after a man attacked the officer on a bus platform shortly after 10:30 a.m. The Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. He was from Brooklyn, New York, and joined the Pentagon police force in 2018. Gonzalez was an Army veteran who was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for his service in Iraq.

PENTAGON LOCKDOWN LIFTED UPDATE

Officer George Gonzalez was killed in the line of duty, officials said in an update Wednesday. A Pentagon police officer died after being stabbed Tuesday during a burst of violence at a transit center outside the building, and a suspect was shot by law enforcement and died at the scene.

Pentagon lockdown lifted