A federal officer appeared to fatally shoot a person at Washington, D.C.'s Metro Center station Wednesday evening, police said.
In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, the Metro Center Station is shown in Washington D.C.An off-duty FBI agent appeared to fatally shoot a person at a metro station in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night, police said.
Police responded to reports of multiple shots fired on the Red Line platform at the Metro Center station shortly before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, D.C. Metro Transit Police said. Based on preliminary reports, the federal officer opened fire, fatally striking one individual, police said. The officer was also transported to a local hospital with "unknown injuries," police said.
Ashan Benedict, Metropolitan Police Department executive assistant chief of police, later said it appeared two individuals were involved in an altercation, where one apparently grabbed the other and both went over a side wall, away from the tracks, which was an 8-foot drop.The FBI agent was transported to an area hospital with minor injures, he added.Red Line service has been suspended between Farragut North and Gallery Place amid the investigation and delays are expected in both directions.
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