Person in custody after reported shooting at CIA headquarters
The main gate to the CIA HQ was closed, and employees were told to use alternate routes after the incident
A wide view of the original CIA Headquarters Building and its front lawn during the day.
Courtesy: CIA
The CIA said its security personnel took a person into custody early Thursday after an engagement outside the intelligence agency's headquarters.
A CIA spokesperson confirmed security staff "engaged a person" outside the main gates, adding the individual was in custody.
The spokesperson declined to say whether gunfire struck the suspect or to disclose any other details.
NBC News reported earlier that the person was shot, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.
The incident occurred around 4 a.m. (0800 GMT), a Fairfax police spokesperson told ABC News.
The CIA closed the main gate at its Langley compound and directed employees to seek alternate routes.
The shooting incident came after two Israeli Embassy staffers were killed by a lone gunman in downtown Washington on Wednesday night. There was no indication the incidents were related.
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