An FBI agent was involved in a shooting on board a Metro train early Tuesday and an investigation is underway, Metro officials and the FBI said.
Metro Transit Police received a report just before 7 a.m. of “an FBI agent-involved shooting” on board a Red Line train near the Medical Center station in Montgomery County.
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“On the train, sir. I got a guy here wounded, been shot,” the Metro station’s manager is heard saying on a recording of the emergency call placed to authorities.
One gunshot victim was taken from the Metro station to a hospital, Metro officials said. Information on that person’s identity or condition was not immediately released.
Metro Transit Police are investigating the events leading to the shooting, and the FBI is investigating their agent and the shooting itself, Metro said.
The FBI confirmed that the shooting occurred and said in a statement that the shooting is under investigation by their inspection division. “The review process is thorough and objective and is conducted as expeditiously as possible under the circumstances,” the statement said.
Red Line trains were bypassing the Medical Center station, which is near Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health. Riders were told to expect delays.
Stay with NBC Washington for more details on this developing story.
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