Fox 5 DC Security Guard Shoots Man Trying to Break Into Building
There was an emergency situation in Washington D.C. on Monday after a suspected intruder tried to gain access to the Fox 5 news building.
A report from the network says that the individual was shot by a security guard as he tried to get inside the building. The intruder was loaded onto a stretcher and taken to the hospital, and Fox 5’s report says he’s currently in critical condition. Indications from the scene suggest that no one else was hurt.
Fox 5 has retweeted numerous pictures and video from the scene:
Here’s a pic of the suspect carried out on a stretcher via @willcockey. pic.twitter.com/ZCnIyqik7Y
— Evan Lambert (@EvanLambertTV) October 22, 2018
#breakingnews : Man shot inside @fox5dc lobby. Stay tuned for more details. pic.twitter.com/eG80ZlNFMt
— Will Cockey (@willcockey) October 22, 2018
One of our photogs got video of the suspect being brought out on a stretcher. Source says he is conscious and breathing.
— Evan Lambert (@EvanLambertTV) October 22, 2018
BREAKING: Security incident at FOX 5 right now. Police source tells us no ongoing threat. Police say guard shot suspect trying to enter building. Hear our colleagues are safe. @LindsayAWatts and I are outside reporting. @fox5dc pic.twitter.com/LuCL731OqT
— Evan Lambert (@EvanLambertTV) October 22, 2018
Security protocol WORKED. We are SAFE. We are working this a story, just like we would any other. https://t.co/XDh6YHWrxr
— Marina Marraco (@MarinaMarraco) October 22, 2018
UPDATE – 5:40 p.m. ET: Surveillance video from the building shows that the intruder got inside by kicking down a glass door.
UPDATE – 7:10 p.m. ET: Fox 5 reports that the intruder’s name is George Odemns.
#BREAKING: The suspect who was shot by a security guard after breaking the glass doors to get into FOX 5's building as been identified as 38-year-old George Odemns of Northwest DC, according to sources https://t.co/ccgyyGDIDK #fox5dc pic.twitter.com/BMZDgZBnPI
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) October 22, 2018
Watch above, via Fox 5.
[Image via screengrab]
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