Shots Fired Outside CIA Headquarters Hours After Israeli Embassy Staff Killings

An person was shot outside the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on Thursday, Reuters reported, citing other media sources.

While the CIA did not confirm a shooting, a spokesperson stated there was a "security incident" outside the premises.

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The spokesperson said security personnel had "engaged a person" outside the gates, and that the individual had been taken into custody.

The spokesperson declined to confirm whether the person had been struck by gunfire, according to Reuters.

In a post on X, the CIA noted that the main entrance to its Langley facility had been closed and advised employees to use alternative routes.

NBC News, citing a source familiar with the matter, reported that the shooting had not been fatal.

The event reportedly occurred around 4 am local time (0800 GMT), according to a Fairfax police spokesperson speaking to ABC News.

This security incident came just a day after two staff members from the Israeli Embassy were fatally shot by a lone gunman in Washington D.C. on Wednesday evening. At present, there is no indication the two events are connected.

Israeli Embassy Staff Fatally Shot

Two members of staff at the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot dead as they left an event at a Jewish museum.

The suspect, identified as Elias Rodriguez, 31, from Chicago, shouted, "Free, free Palestine" upon being apprehended, police said.

The victims, named as Yaron Lischinsky, an Israeli national, and Sarah Milgrim, an American citizen, were described as a young couple who were soon to become engaged, according to Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter.

Reacting to the incident, former U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media, "These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW! Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also expressed his dismay: "We are witnessing the terrible price of antisemitism and wild incitement against Israel," he said in a statement.