BREAKING: Shooter at the Holocaust Museum in DC.
Just coming through on MSNBC with Andrea Mitchell. Reports not confirmed of number of victims, but currently 3 shot, one in critical condition. Shooter in custody.
Update: Sorry this is short. The news is coming in spurts and not much conclusive just yet.
Suspect walked into the museum, shot two people. Security guard shot suspect who is not expected to survive.
Please see comments. You folks are doing a great job of collecting info from different sources, but the story keeps changing and updating.
Update 2: MSNBC reporting shooter may have white supremacist / anti-government connection. Born in 1920, wrote on websites. Still don't know motive.
Update 3: MSNBC + DC Police - Only 2 people injured - security guard and the shooter. Two other guards shot the shooter. Condition of victim not known. Holocaust Museum evacuated and closed. No major incident following.
SWAT team responded and secured area.
DC Police does not correborate the white supremacist claim, but MSNBC continuing to report.
Update 4: James W. von Brunn, b.1920 is who MSNBC is saying the shooter is.
Update 5: Robert Gibbs on live. Gave Pres. Obama facts of shooting, who is saddened by event. Will continue to get information throughout the day. (I won't be able to stay with this diary, so if someone wants to start a new one, please feel free.)
Update 6: Apparently, CNN is confirming suspect's identity as above. (Ok, couldn't leave. Will stay a bit.)
Update 7: DC Mayor reporting: Armed gunman in hospital in critical condition. Security guard in grave condition. No name released.
Chief of Police reporting: Preliminary information, may change. 12:50 pm shooter entered museum, immediately confronted by guards. Same info as above. Lone gunman and have not confirmed identity when asked by reporter. No prior info or threat.
Update 8: The 39-year old security guard has died. (Thoughts and prayers to his family, friends, and co-workers.)
Update 9: Finally... the security guard's name is Stephen Tyrone Johns.