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Pentagon investigates shooting
March 7, 2010 - Thursday at about 6:40 p.m. EST near a Pentagon building entrance adjacent to the Pentagon Metro Transit Center, a gunman opened fire on two guards. |
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March 7, 2010 - Thursday at about 6:40 p.m. EST near a Pentagon building entrance adjacent to the Pentagon Metro Transit Center, a gunman opened fire on two guards.
THE lone shooter, John Patrick Bedell, of Hollister, California, shot two Pentagon police officers. Bedell was shot in the head and left arm during an exchange of gunfire outside the Pentagon, according to information from the Department of Defense.
Bedell
was transported to George Washington University Hospital and died at
about 10 p.m. The two officers were treated at George Washington
University Hospital and released. A third officer also was involved in
the exchange of gunfire, but that officer's name is not being released
at this time, officials said.
The FBI, in collaboration with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency and Virginia's Arlington County Police Department, are working to figure out why Bedell shot the two officers.
Bedell, who was 36 years old, is believed to have driven to Washington in a green 1998 Toyota Avalon that has been located and removed from a nearby mall parking garage. At the time of the shooting, he had a full beard and was dressed in slacks, a white collared shirt and a blazer.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone who believes he or she may have witnessed the shooting, or may have additional information, is urged to call the FBI at 202-278-2000.
The Pentagon Metro station was closed soon after the shooting incident but modified service resumed Saturday. The Metro Entrance Facility and the upper bus platform remain closed, but the lower bus platform is open.
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CDC info for: Pregnant Women and Parents with Infants
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