'Heroic' transit riders helped subdue the suspect, a police official said.
A man shot and killed a transit worker and hurt three other people in Washington, D.C., near a Metro station during Wednesday morning's commute, police said. A suspect was taken into custody.The incident unfolded around 9 a.m., Metropolitan Police Department Executive Assistant Chief Ashan Benedict said . The suspect, who has not been named, was riding a Metro bus and"engaging" other passengers while"brandishing" a weapon, Benedict said.
Next, the suspect went down into the Potomac Avenue Metro station, where he engaged someone who Benedict said was attempting to buy a Metro card. Another"altercation" occurred and that person was shot in the leg. The suspect brought that person over to a turnstile. Benedict noted that the"intent" of the suspect remains unclear, but at some point, the injured man freed himself. He was also transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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