Shots fired at Pentagon building; officials search for clues
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Authorities searched for a gunman who fired shots at the Pentagon in the early morning of Tuesday Oct. 19, possibly using a high-powered rifle. No one was injured.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010; 1:01 PM
The shots were fired shortly before 5 a.m., shattering, but not penetrating, windows on the third and fourth floors, officials said. They also said the walls of the building may have been struck.
"Right now, we are considering this a random event," said Pentagon Force Protection Agency Director Steven E. Calvery. "We can only process what we have."
Federal and local authorities spent the morning searching for evidence, closing the adjacent Interstate 395 for a brief time and combing through grassy areas. The FBI also was examining bullet fragments lodged in the windows.
Officials said they think a high-velocity rifle was used, but they were not certain. Two windows were hit, but officials do not know precisely how many shots were fired.
The Joint Terrorism Task Force is taking the lead in the investigation, authorities said.
The incident came just over seven months after a gunman opened fire at a Pentagon entrance. Officers Jeffery Amos, 46, and Marvin L. Carraway Jr., 44, suffered minor injuries in the March 4 shootout. The gunman, John Patrick Bedell, 36, who family members said suffered from mental problems, was killed.
