Just sparing you the Fox News headline - no Hoosiers or their religious liberties were injured but one person was reported killed in Maryland. Hotel partying apparently preceded this event. That the lede focuses on "disguise" rather than the firing by LEOs on a fleeing vehicle probably DUI seems more important rather than any security breach, but "Cocaine and a weapon were found near or inside the men's vehicle, said an official, who asked not to be identified because of not being authorized to speak about this incident.".
Sources say the two inside were men dressed as women. Preliminary information indicated the two men were partying at an area hotel with a third individual when they took that individual's car without permission. However, it's still unclear how or why they ended up at the NSA gate. http://abcnews.go.com/...
An NSA police officer opened fire Monday morning when two men disguised as women and driving a stolen car tried to ram through the gates at Fort Meade — and one suspect was killed, sources said.
After trying to make an "unathorized entry," the driver of the Ford Escape ignored the guard's order to leave the area, NSA spokesman Jonathan Freed said in a statement.
"The vehicle accelerated toward an NSA Police vehicle blocking the road. NSA Police fired at the vehicle when it refused to stop. The unauthorized vehicle crashed into the NSA Police vehicle."
One man died at the scene; the cause of death has not been determined. The other was hospitalized with unknown injuries, and the NSA police officer was also hurt.
Officials said there was no evidence the incident was related to terrorism.
The NSA was leading the investigation, but the FBI was also on the scene.
"The shooting scene is contained and we do not believe it is related to terrorism," the FBI's Baltimore office said in a statement. "We are working with the US Attorney's Office in Maryland to determine if federal charges are warranted."
NSA Spokesman Jonathan Freed said in a statement that an agency officer gave the driver "routine instructions for safely exiting the secure campus," but the driver disobeyed them, so barriers were deployed.
Freed said the driver then accelerated toward an NSA Police vehicle blocking the road, crashing into the police vehicle. A U.S. government official familiar with the incident told Fox News that NSA security personnel shot at the vehicle when it tried to flee...
The gate that serves as the NSA entrance is just off the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, a scenic commuter route. In addition to the NSA, Fort Meade is home to the Defense Information Systems Agency and the U.S. Cyber Command. About 11,000 military personnel and about 29,000 civilian employees work on the property.