Here's a history of previous attacks at the Pentagon Transit Center
Last year one person was stabbed to death inside the Pentagon Metro Station and in 2010 police killed a gunman who injured two Pentagon Police officers.
Author: Nathan Baca (WUSA9), Alanea Cremen, Khalida Volou (WUSA9)
Published: 8/3/2021 6:09:43 PM
Updated: 6:52 PM EDT August 3, 2021
WASHINGTON — A police officer is dead after an alleged stabbing near the Pentagon Metro Bus Station Tuesday afternoon, according to the Associated Press.
The Pentagon was on lockdown for more than an hour after multiple gunshots were fired near a platform by the facility’s Metro bus station. Pentagon Chief of Police Woodrow Kusse said at 10:37 a.m., a Pentagon officer was attacked on the bus platform and gunfire was exchanged.