"Hate has no place in our society. The Federation is working closely with our security team and local law enforcement to continue keeping our community safe and to learn more about this incident," said Gil Preuss, CEO of The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington.
This matter is an active criminal investigation, and we are working closely with the Montgomery County, Maryland State s Attorney s Office, Metro Transit Police Chief Ronald Pavlik, Jr said in a press release. We are continuing to collect and process evidence, including conducting interviews, to determine what happened on that train.
After the shooting at around 6:41 a.m., both the agent and the victim got off the train at Medical Center station, MTPD said.
The release explains how another passenger called 911 and also the station manager using the emergency call button on the pylon at Medical Center station.
Metro Transit Police provides update on Dec. 15 shooting aboard Metrorail trainhttps://t.co/Zhsyxd7Q2v Metro Transit Police (@MetroTransitPD) December 18, 2020