An armed security officer shot a man who allegedly stabbed a woman in Union Station in Washington, D.C., before 1 p.m. on Friday, according to the D.C. Police Department. The officer was assigned to a fixed post at the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is connected to Union Station by a tunnel.
D.C. Police Commander Jeff Brown said at a press conference on Friday afternoon that the man stabbed the woman in the side and the guard followed the man for about 50 feet. The officer asked the man to stop and the man turned and lunged at the officer, Brown said. The officer then fired one shot at the man.
The man and woman were taken to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries; the officer was unharmed.
Here’s a video from Washington Post Robert Costa from the press conference:
MPD’s Brown: pic.twitter.com/w3bxSCLSn5
— Robert Costa (@costareports) September 11, 2015
It’s unclear what happened before the stabbing.
Just in: DC police chief Kathy Lanier tells me security guard shot man who stabbed his girlfriend at Union Station
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) September 11, 2015
Police said there was not an “active shooter situation.” Brown confirmed it was a domestic dispute and not related to terrorism despite the anniversary of 9/11.
MPD is on the scene at Union Station with multiple LE agencies. There is NOT an active shooter situation.
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) September 11, 2015
A man was taken out of the Union Station McDonald’s by stretcher around 1:10 p.m., according to Costa, who was in Union Station at the time of the shooting.
#BREAKING Shooting in the food court at Union Station just off Capitol Hill
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) September 11, 2015
Multiple law enforcement agencies urged residents to stay away from Union Station, which is near Capitol Hill.
Due to police activity, remain clear of the area near Union Station. Please avoid this area until further notice.
— SenateSergeantAtArms (@SenateSAA) September 11, 2015
