The Pentagon is on lockdown following a “shooting event” outside of the building on Tuesday, Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson tweeted.
Task & Purpose confirmed that Pentagon is on lockdown and Pentagon employees are being told on the building’s loudspeakers that there is police activity at a bus platform outside the building.
“The Pentagon currently is on lockdown due to an incident at the Pentagon Transit Center,” the Pentagon Force Protection Agency said in a statement. “We are asking the public to please avoid the area. More information will be forthcoming.”
At least one person was down, according to the Associated Press. It was not immediately clear what that person’s medical condition was. One Associated Press reporter near the Pentagon heard gunshots on Tuesday. Another Associated Press reporter heard police yell “shooter.”
Newsy reporter Terrace Garnier counted at least 10 fire trucks along with numerous other emergency vehicles at the transit center, which is outside of the Pentagon.
In March 2020, a man died after being stabbed at the Pentagon’s public transit stop.
This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.
