{"id":34311,"date":"2018-02-14T14:50:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T14:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/14\/suspect-wounded-suv-stopped-after-shooting-at-nsa-gate\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:06:56","slug":"suspect-wounded-suv-stopped-after-shooting-at-nsa-gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2018\/02\/14\/suspect-wounded-suv-stopped-after-shooting-at-nsa-gate\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect wounded, SUV stopped after shooting at NSA gate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FORT MEADE, Md. \u2014 One person was wounded in a shooting Wednesday morning outside the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Images from local news outlets showed authorities surrounding two handcuffed people after a black SUV ran into a barrier outside the Maryland base. Fort Meade garrison spokeswoman Cheryl Phillips confirmed that one person was wounded in the shooting and was taken to a hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNSA police and local law enforcement are addressing an incident that took place this morning at one of NSA\u2019s secure vehicle entry gates. The situation is under control and there\u2019s no ongoing security or safety threat,\u201d an NSA statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Donald Trump has been \u201cbriefed on the shooting at Ft. Meade,\u201d and the White House offered thoughts and prayers with those who have been affected, spokeswoman Lindsay Walters said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FBI said it was sending people to the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An image taken from a WRC-TV helicopter shows the police and fire department response outside the facility. WRC said bullet holes could be seen in the vehicle\u2019s front window, and air bags were deployed. Blood-stained material could be seen on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the shooting, authorities closed a major highway in both directions, causing major backups throughout the area during rush hour.<\/p>\n\n\n