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3 injured in shooting outside NSA in Maryland, suspect arrested (PHOTOS) 3 injured in shooting outside NSA in Maryland, suspect arrested (PHOTOS)
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Police in Fort Meade, Maryland, have reported a “possible shooting” near the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters. Several people might have been wounded in the incident, according to local media reports. Three people in an unauthorized vehicle attempted to get into the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters. Several people, including an attacker, were injured in a shooting.
Photos emerged on social media appearing to show a black van at the building’s entrance and a handcuffed man, possibly an attacker, sitting on the ground. Bullet holes are seen in the windshield of the van, which seems to have crashed into a barrier. Police in Fort Meade, Maryland responded to a shooting Wednesday morning. Photos emerged on social media showing a black SUV pinned behind a concrete barrier just outside of the NSA headquarters. The vehicle was surrounded by police and appeared to have gunshots in its front windshield. The FBI sent personnel to respond to the incident, FBI Baltimore said on Twitter.
The FBI has sent personnel to respond to the incident, FBI Baltimore said on Twitter. The NSA says the incident is under control, according to local media citing the agency’s spokesman. An official NSA statement later reported that “shortly after 7:00am a vehicle attempted to enter [the] NSA’s secure campus in Ft. Meade, Maryland without authorization". It also assured that the incident was “under control” and that there was “no ongoing security or safety threat”.
It explained that “weapons were discharged in the course of the incident.” Three people have been injured: an NSA office, a civilian onlooker and one of the people from the vehicle. They were taken to local hospitals. Two other men from the van were taken into custody.
Highway MD 32 is closed in both directions, local authorities said on Twitter. Drivers have been advised to take alternate routes and “expect long delays.” FBI is presently leading the investigation.
US President Donald Trump has been “briefed on the shooting,” AP reports, citing White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters. Highway 32 was closed in both directions, local authorities said on Twitter. Drivers were advised to take alternate routes and “expect long delays.”
An official NSA statement reported that “shortly after 7:00am a vehicle attempted to enter [the] NSA’s secure campus in Ft. Meade, Maryland without authorization". US President Donald Trump has been “briefed on the shooting,” AP reports, citing White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters.
The statement noted that “weapons were discharged in the course of the incident” and that “preliminary reports do not presently indicate that there are injuries attributable to gunfire” It indicates that “the FBI is presently leading the investigation.” Meanwhile, federal officials stated that the situation does not appear to be “terrorist-related”. Local channel WTOP news reported that law enforcement agencies said that the vehicle was not targeting the NSA.
Spokesperson Lindsay Walkers offered her thoughts and prayers to those that were affected by the attack, the BBC mentioned.
It is not the first attack on the NSA headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland. In 2015, one person was killed and two were injured after two men disguised as women rammed a stolen van into the gates of the agency.It is not the first attack on the NSA headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland. In 2015, one person was killed and two were injured after two men disguised as women rammed a stolen van into the gates of the agency.