WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is on lockdown after multiple gunshots were fired near a platform by the facility's Metro station.The Pentagon Force Protection Agency Pentagon says the lockdown came after an incident at the Pentagon Transit Center. "We are asking the public to please avoid the area," they said in a tweet.Arlington Fire & EMS tweeted that they encountered multiple patients at the scene.
There was no word on their conditions.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherThe incident was reported around 1030 a.m.
Metro officials say they are diverting buses to Pentagon City and trains are bypassing Pentagon Station at this time.Lucas Tomlinson, who covers the Pentagon for Fox News, tweeted:Pentagon on lockdown.