Metro Proposes Suspensions for People Arrested for Sex and Weapons Offenses on System
Metro is considering suspending access to service for people arrested for sex and weapons-related offenses on the system, according to a statement from Metro.
The Board of Directors Safety and Operations Committee approved the proposal Thursday, the statement said. A full board vote is expected during a future meeting. If passed, the proposal would ban those arrested on Metrorail/Metrobus for weapons and sex offenses for 14 days after the first arrest and 30 days after the second. Those who are arrested a third time for those offenses will be suspended for one year, Metro said. The penalties apply to arrests during a 12-month rolling period, Metro Transit Police Chief Ronald Pavlik, Jr. clarified during a board meeting Thursday.
Passenger is in stable condition, according to transit police By Dan Schere |
December 19, 2020
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The shooting happened just before 6:40 a.m. Tuesday, transit police wrote in a press release on Friday.
Police said that as the train was approaching the Medical Center station, a man approached the agent, and after a ‘verbal exchange,’ the agent fired multiple shots at the passenger. The passenger who was shot and the agent then got off the train at Medical Center, and another passenger on the train called 911.
Police said Friday that the victim was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition.
December 18, 2020 GMT
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) A recent shooting involving an FBI agent on a Metro subway train appears to have followed a verbal exchange between the agent and the passenger who was shot, police for the transit system said Friday.
The detail from Tuesday morning’s shooting in Maryland was released in a statement by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The statement also said the unidentified man who was shot is stable.
Friday’s statement said that a man had approached the unidentified the FBI agent as the train neared Medical Center Station in Bethesda.
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“Following a verbal exchange, multiple shots were fired by the agent, striking the passenger,” the news release said. “The gunshot victim and FBI agent both exited the train on the platform at Medical Center at approximately 6:41 a.m.”
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