One person was shot at the Washington, D.C., Metro Center in an officer-involved shooting on Wednesday.
Trains were stopped following reports of shots fired at the station, with police confirming that one person was killed.
One person dead in officer-involved shooting in DC Metro Center: Reporthttps://t.co/w1Edx4vUBd
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 8, 2022
"The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to NBC4 that the shooting involved an officer from another agency," the Washington Examiner reported.
"The Red Line is currently single-tracking due to police activity. The Orange, Silver, and Blue lines are operating normally," it added.
I was on the red line train when it pulled into metro center. We heard shots fired and everyone on the train hit the ground and the train didn’t stop, went on through. Everyone on our car was ok. What happened?? @PoPville @wmata @Metrorailinfo @RealTimeNews10
— Megan Gamble (@megan_gamble) December 7, 2022
NBC 4 Washington later reported that the person involved was fatally shot by an off-duty FBI agent.
"The agent got in a fight with the other person before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, and the two of them fell about an 8-foot drop over a wall away from the tracks at the end of the platform, police said. The struggle continued, and shots were fired, an initial investigation found," the outlet reported.
“Shots were fired by an off-duty, veteran special agent assigned to FBI headquarters,” Executive Assistant Chief of Police Ashan Benedict said.
The FBI agent was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries, according to police.
Shooting at Metro Center. Just wheeled this man into the ambulance. #wmata #dc #metro pic.twitter.com/5C6TUayVsr
— Jaxson Whittle (@JaxsonWhittle) December 7, 2022
"I was on the train when we just saw people running for their lives at Metro Center…I started screaming everyone get down and our entire car hit the ground. I’m still shaking like a leaf!" one witness tweeted.
The Metro is now running again and there is no threat to the public. An investigation is ongoing into the situation. The identity of the man who was killed has not yet been released.
The startling event brought transportation in the nation's capital to a halt as a major shooting situation brought fear and concern among the Metro's travelers. The heroic efforts of an off-duty FBI agent helped end what may have been a much greater tragedy for those traveling on the city's train system.
