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CNN —US Capitol Police said it investigated more than 8,000 threats against members of Congress last year – an increase of about 500 cases from the previous year, according to data released Thursday by the department. In 2023, the USCP’s Threat Assessment Section investigated 8,008 cases, Capitol Police said, an increase from the previous year’s 2022 assessment of 7,501 threats against lawmakers. The 2023 cases include investigations into concerning statements and direct threats, according to a release from Capitol Police. The number of threats against lawmakers typically surge in an election year, according to the USCP. “These are the people who keep this country going in the public spaces and protect us and keep us secure.
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A gunman killed one person and injured three others in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. A transit employee was killed and three people were wounded by a gunman in a series of shootings in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning, police said. The incident began when a man brandished a weapon on a city bus at around 9 a.m., Ashan Benedict , the executive assistant chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, said at a press briefing. The man then allegedly left the bus, followed a fellow passenger and shot him in the leg.
A gunman killed one person and injured three others in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. A transit employee was killed and three people were wounded by a gunman in a series of shootings in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning, police said. The incident began when a man brandished a weapon on a city bus at around 9 a.m., Ashan Benedict , the executive assistant chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, said at a press briefing. The man then allegedly left the bus, followed a fellow passenger and shot him in the leg.
Three suspects are at large after a triple shooting Thursday morning at a Washington, D.C., train station — the second shooting on the busy rail system in less than 24 hours, officials said. The latest incident unfolded about 9 a.m. at the Benning Road station, which is on the Silver and Blue Lines of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority system, police said. The teen, who was hit in the thigh, had life-threatening injuries, according to NBC Washington. The 23-year-old office manager works a block away the Metro Center station, the scene of Wednesday night's fatal shooting. "There are a few of my co-workers that just missed the incident yesterday and the office is pretty empty today.
An off-duty FBI agent fatally shot a person following an altercation inside a bustling Washington D.C. train station Wednesday evening, police said. The off-duty veteran FBI special agent was the one who opened fire and the victim shot was pronounced deceased, Benedict said. The FBI agent was transported to an area hospital for treatment for minor injuries. When asked if the off-duty agent started the altercation, Benedict said, “doesn’t appear so, he appears to be the victim.”It’s not clear if the shooting victim had a gun. before the train moved on to the next station and the train operator told passengers to get off.
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