Shooting at NSA Headquarters, as Guards Open Fire on an SUV That Attempts to Ram Its Way Through Security Checkpoint

Although the SUV was shot up, and people were sent to the hospital with injuries, apparently none of the injuries were directly caused by gunfire.

One person was injured Wednesday when intruders in an SUV allegedly tried to ram through a barrier at the Maryland military base where the National Security Agency is headquartered -- and gunfire broke out, officials said.

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Federal authorities did not identify the alleged intruders or the injured persons.

But aerial footage obtained by NBC Washington appeared to show a black SUV with bullet holes in its windshield -- and deployed airbags -- that looked to have crashed into a concrete barrier.

At least one handcuffed man was on the ground, surrounded by police, NBC Washington said.

An anonymous source claims this isn't "linked to terrorism."

I saw an interesting tidbit at another article -- apparently sometimes motorists accidentally exit the highway and enter the NSA grounds. In most cases, the drivers obey the heavily armed security guards and turn back to re-enter the highway.

Interesting possibility: What if someone just panics and starts making all sorts of erratic, menacing choices, thus further amping up the guards, which in turn causes the driver to behave in an even greater panic?

Eh, nix that possibility. Here's a weirder possibility: What if you were already being chased by police and decided "Hey, this next exit looks as good for our escape as any other?"

posted by Ace at 12:19 PM

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