Pentagon Shooting

At 6:40 pm EST on the evening of March 4, 2010, a suspect walked up to the main entrance of the Pentagon Metro Station and opened fire. The suspect, later identified as John Patrick Bedell, shot and wounded two police officers before he was fatally wounded by return gunfire. Bedell was transported to the hospital where he later died from his wounds. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6898346.html

The Pentagon went into lockdown due to the shooting in the Metro area. As of 7:52 PM EST, other Pentagon entrances had reopened but, the Metro entrance remained closed. The lockdown of the entire Pentagon facility lasted for about 45 minutes. Metro schedules for Friday March 5, 2010, show the stop was not active for at least a full day after the incident.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local.html http://twitter.com/BreakingNews/status/9997652640 http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/03/04/pentagon.shooting/ http://abcnews.go.com/US/pentagon-shots-fired-police-officers-reported-injured/story?id=10014570

The two officers,Jeffery Amos and Marvin Carraway, and the shooter were transported from the scene to a nearby hospital. Richard Keevill, the Pentagon's chief of police, said the two injured officers "suffered grazing wounds that were not life-threatening.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35716821/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/ One officer was struck wounding his shoulder and the other sustained a wound to the thigh. The two officers were treated and released overnight. The incident is being investigated by the The Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) and the Arlington County Police.http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/3-Shot-Near-Pentagon-Metro-Station-86428722.html The PFPA is a civilian Defense Agency whose mission is to protect and safeguard the occupants, visitors, and infrastructure of the Pentagon, Navy Annex and other assigned Pentagon facilities.http://www.pfpa.mil/index2.html http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/?hpid=topbar_hottips

Pentagon Police spokesperson Chris Layman says Bedell walked up to the Pentagon Metro entrance and opened fire. Pentatgon's Chief of Police Richard Keevill stated, "He walked up very cool. He had no real emotion on his face."http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35716821/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/national_world&id=7312863

After the 9/11 attacks the entrance of the Metro to the Pentagon was redesigned to provide more protection. Previously, a single escalator connected the Metro platform to the Pentagon entrance. Previously commuters took a single escalator up to the entrance but now an elevator takes travelers to the outside and then they enter the Pentagon area through a stone area. Guards located behind bullet proof glass check IDs before individuals enter the building. The changes in design are believed to have made the shootings less dangerous to the bypassers.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/04/AR2010030405109.html?hpid=dynamiclead

Metro yellow and blue lines run through the area servicing the Pentagon. Metro officials sent in shuttles in to take stranded travelers to other stations.http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1904181