WASHINGTON — A man stabbed a woman and then was shot by a security guard at Washington's large Union Station on the 14th anniversary of 9/11, officials said, but they suspect no connection to the terrorist attacks.
"Obviously, with this being 9/11, fears were heightened and escalated. Several individuals fled from the scene," D.C. police Commander Jeff Brown said Friday afternoon at the station.
The station was briefly shut down and evacuated but has reopened and trains are running normally, said Polly Hanson of Amtrak, which is based at the busy transit hub.
The security officer — a private security guard associated with the Securities and Exchange Commission, across the street from Union Station — saw the man stabbing the woman and chased him, police spokesman Gwendolyn Crump said. The man turned and pointed the knife at the security guard, lunging at him, according to police. The guard fired one shot, and the man was wounded in the side, police said.
Both the man and the woman were taken to hospitals with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
The stabbing was believed to be the product of a domestic dispute, Crump said.