Woman Shot Outside CIA Headquarters After Ignoring Checkpoint
The shooting comes after two people were shot dead in Washington D.C. after an event in the Capital Jewish Museum.
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A woman was shot at the entrance to the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, after she failed to stop at a gate as ordered, local police said.
The “security incident” took place around 4 a.m. ET Thursday, the CIA said. The woman was taken to a medical facility with “non-fatal” wounds, law enforcement officials told CBS News.
The CIA referenced the incident in a brief social post: “The front gate at Headquarters is closed until further notice. Please use alternate routes for Thursday, May 22nd.”
Federal law enforcement believe the incident is unrelated to the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers at Washington D.C.’s Capital Jewish Museum Wednesday night, CBS News’ Jennifer Jacobs reported.
An aerial view of the spy agency's headquarters. The main gate of the complex was closed following Thursday's shooting, and workers have been told to seek alternative routes.
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The woman drove up to the gate of the spy agency headquarters, located nine miles outside of D.C., and was shot in the upper body after failing to stop. The main gate of the massive complex is currently closed, NBC News reported.
The FBI and the CIA are investigating the shooting.
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Hours earlier, two Israeli Embassy workers, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were shot and killed upon leaving an event at the Capitol Jewish Museum—less than a mile from Capitol Hill. The suspected shooter, Elias Rodriguez, 30, has been arrested.
He was heard to chant, “free, free Palestine” as he was detained inside the museum, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith said at a news conference.
In March, a man was arrested after an hours-long standoff outside CIA headquarters. Robert Scofield, 28, allegedly fired “several rounds” towards the building before turning the gun on himself.
He surrendered to law enforcement after four hours of negotiations and was later charged with one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition as a felon, as he had a prior felony conviction.
In 2021, a man died after being shot by an FBI agent outside the CIA headquarters. The FBI said he had emerged from a vehicle with a weapon, and officials speaking on the condition of anonymity told The Washington Post that the person arrived at the CIA gate hours earlier and that the shooting happened after lengthy negotiations.
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