Stabbing suspect shot at Washington's Union Station: police
City police say "no active shooter" at Union Station, but investigation under way
Police at the scene of the Union Station attack on Friday. PHOTO: AFP
WASHINGTON DC:
A security guard at Washington DC's Union Station shot a man on Friday who had allegedly stabbed a woman, police said. Both the man and the woman were being treated at area hospitals for injuries that were not life-threatening.
The guard shot a male suspect who had stabbed a woman in an adjacent building, said Metropolitan Police Department's Jeff Brown, describing it as an "isolated incident."
The popular tourist destination, the second busiest rail station in the United States, was temporarily evacuated and some people "sheltered in place," Brown told reporters. The station is half a mile (1 km) from the US Senate.
Following the shooting in the food court, the station was briefly evacuated, witnesses said.
City police said on Twitter there was "no active shooter" at Union Station, but that an investigation was under way.
The Washington Post, citing a police spokesperson, said security guards had shot a person.
Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Sean Conway, also had no immediate information about the circumstances of the incident, which occurred on the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks -- when US authorities are on high alert.
Local television footage showed people streaming from the station, a main stop on the US East Coast rail line. Many commuters use Amtrak trains to travel between Boston, New York and Washington.
Union Station is also located near Capitol Hill.
A security guard at Washington DC's Union Station shot a man on Friday who had allegedly stabbed a woman, police said. Both the man and the woman were being treated at area hospitals for injuries that were not life-threatening.
The guard shot a male suspect who had stabbed a woman in an adjacent building, said Metropolitan Police Department's Jeff Brown, describing it as an "isolated incident."
The popular tourist destination, the second busiest rail station in the United States, was temporarily evacuated and some people "sheltered in place," Brown told reporters. The station is half a mile (1 km) from the US Senate.
Following the shooting in the food court, the station was briefly evacuated, witnesses said.
City police said on Twitter there was "no active shooter" at Union Station, but that an investigation was under way.
The Washington Post, citing a police spokesperson, said security guards had shot a person.
Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Sean Conway, also had no immediate information about the circumstances of the incident, which occurred on the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks -- when US authorities are on high alert.
Local television footage showed people streaming from the station, a main stop on the US East Coast rail line. Many commuters use Amtrak trains to travel between Boston, New York and Washington.
Union Station is also located near Capitol Hill.