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.
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