Woman shot by guards outside CIA headquarters in Virginia
Security guards opened fire on a woman at the gates to the CIA headquarters in Virginia, leaving her wounded after a 'security incident' outside the facility Thursday morning, according to reports.
The 'nonfatal shooting' unfolded around 4 a.m., just outside the agency's main entrance in McLean, some 10 miles outside Washington, D.C., according to a statement from the Fairfax County Police Department.
NBC News, citing two senior law enforcement officials, identified the woman involved as 27-year-old Monia Spadaro. According to reports, she drove up to the gate encircling the facility, then ignored commands to stop and continued driving before she ultimately crashed.
Fairfax officers are also still providing traffic support amid an ongoing investigation, police said in a statement
A spokesperson for the CIA also confirmed the early-morning incident, telling Reuters that security staff 'engaged a person,' who has since been taken into custody.
'The main gate is currently closed until further notice,' the spokesperson added. 'Additional details will be made available as appropriate.'
While they declined to say whether Spadaro was struck by the guards' gunfire, CBS reported that she's been hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the upper body. Her exact condition was not clear.
Few other details were available about the incident, but investigators are reportedly working to determine whether Spadaro was intoxicated at the time of the crash.
According NBC News, her criminal history includes a 2021 conviction for drunken driving in Arlington, Virginia.
The crash came just hours after two Israeli Embassy employees were shot and killed late Wednesday night outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. No evidence has yet been uncovered to suggest the two incidents were linked.
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