WASHINGTON: Safety guards opened hearth on a lady who drove towards the gates of the CIA’s headquarters close to Washington, DC on Thursday (Might 22), ignoring orders to cease, and she or he was then taken into custody, in keeping with an individual aware of the matter.
The supply, talking on situation of anonymity, mentioned a examine of public information confirmed the suspect, recognized as a younger US citizen, had a historical past of driving below the affect.
A CIA spokesperson mentioned earlier that safety workers “engaged an individual” exterior the primary gates after which arrested the suspect.
The spokesperson declined to say whether or not gunfire struck the suspect.
The supply aware of the matter additionally didn’t say whether or not the lady was hit, however that she was in secure situation after the incident, which occurred at round 4am (0800 GMT).
NBC Information reported earlier that the suspect was shot, citing an individual with information of the matter.
The lady drove into the primary entrance via the outbound lane, and when safety guards tried to cease her, she evaded them and continued towards the gate, drawing their hearth, the supply advised Reuters.
The car by no means entered the CIA compound, and no safety officers have been damage, in keeping with the supply.
The FBI was investigating the incident, the supply mentioned.
The CIA closed the primary gate at its Langley compound and directed staff to hunt alternate routes.
The capturing incident got here after two Israeli Embassy staffers have been killed by a lone gunman in downtown Washington on Wednesday night time.
The supply mentioned there was no signal of a connection between the 2 incidents.
There have been different shootings through the years at or close to the CIA compound.
In Might 2021, a person was shot by the FBI exterior CIA headquarters when he received out of his automobile with a weapon after an hours-long standoff. He later died in hospital and was subsequently recognized as Roy Gordon Cole. Information experiences mentioned he was shot after getting out of his automobile brandishing a sword and that he had a historical past of obvious psychological sickness.
In 1993 a Pakistani man angered by CIA involvement in Muslim nations killed two CIA staff exterior the company’s headquarters. Mir Aimal Kasi was finally executed in Virginia in 2002 after being captured by the FBI in Pakistan in 1997.
