Two people tried to ram their vehicle into the National Security Agency (NSA)’s entrance gates near Washington on Monday before guards shot one of them dead, officials said.
The two, who were dressed in women’s clothes and may be transgender, tried to ram a sport utility vehicle into an entrance gate at the spy agency’s Fort Meade, Maryland, headquarters, a senior U.S. official said. Their motive was not immediately known but officials said there was no evidence the incident was linked to terrorism. One official said investigators were looking into whether drugs were involved.
Several federal law enforcement officials told Reuters two people tried to ram the gate and then attempted a U-turn. NSA guards began firing at the vehicle, one of the officials said. One person was killed and the other was seriously injured in the incident.
“The shooting scene is contained and we do not believe it is related to terrorism,” the FBI said in a statement. “We are investigating with NSA police and other law enforcement agencies.”
