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'One person shot' outside NSA headquarters | |
(35 minutes later) | |
At least one person has reportedly been shot and wounded and one suspect taken into custody at the US National Security Agency's headquarters. | |
Gunfire rang out after a black SUV pulled up at the entrance to the facility in Fort Meade, Maryland. | |
An NSA spokesman told local media the area outside America's electronic espionage agency was now secure after a "security incident". | |
Earlier reports said that as many as three people had been wounded. | |
But Fort Meade police spokesman Larry Whitley said one person had been injured and transported to hospital. | But Fort Meade police spokesman Larry Whitley said one person had been injured and transported to hospital. |
It is unclear whether shots were fired by a suspect or by law enforcement. | |
But CBS News images showed the black sports utility vehicle with what looked like bullet holes in the front windscreen. | |
It appeared to have crashed into some NSA-stamped concrete barricade blocks outside the US Army installation. | |
NBC News said its helicopter could see police surrounding a handcuffed man sitting on the ground. | |
The FBI's Baltimore office said on Twitter that it had sent agents to investigate the incident. | |
Local emergency services said on Twitter they also responded to the scene. | |
The agency said on Twitter: "NSA police and local law enforcement are addressing an incident that took place this morning at one of NSA's secure vehicle entry gates. | |
"The situation is under control and there is no ongoing security of safety threat." | |
Another statement from the NSA public affairs office said "a security incident" happened at one of its checkpoints at around 07:00 local time (12:00 GMT) | |
US President Donald Trump has been briefed on the incident. | |
"Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone that has been affected," said a White House spokeswoman, Lindsay Walters. | "Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone that has been affected," said a White House spokeswoman, Lindsay Walters. |
In March 2015, one person was killed and another seriously wounded after driving a vehicle up to the NSA's gate, ignoring commands to stop. | In March 2015, one person was killed and another seriously wounded after driving a vehicle up to the NSA's gate, ignoring commands to stop. |
News reports later suggested the two occupants of the vehicle may have been under the influence of drugs after attending a party. | News reports later suggested the two occupants of the vehicle may have been under the influence of drugs after attending a party. |
Despite highway signage, it is not unusual for motorists to take a wrong turn and end up at one of the heavily guarded gates to the sprawling NSA complex, where armed federal officers direct them to turn around. |