The Marine Corps Museum was targeted by the Pentagon shooter again, authorities found Friday morning. A Pentagon shooting and bullet holes in two nearby Marine Corps facilities are traced to the same gun. The FBI suspects tests will tie the latest event to the weapon as well. Security has been tightened at the Pentagon, where the Marine Corps Marathon will pass by on Sunday.
Marine Corps Museum had more bullet holes
More bullet holes were found on the exterior of the Marine Corps Museum in Virgina near Washington, D.C., Friday morning. As outlined by CNN, the bullet holes were on the side of the building. The side facing Interstate 95 was where the holes were found. Sometime within the middle of the night, it is likely that someone shot from the interstate, says the FBI. At the time, there wasn't any person within the building. The Marine Corps Museum was shot at in the last two weeks once before the Thursday shooting. The FBI has linked a shooting less than two weeks ago at the museum to shots fired at the Pentagon and a nearby Marine Corps recruiting station.
The Pentagon shooter going in a specific direction
The string of shootings at military buildings around Washington started on Oct. 17 with the first attack on the Marine Corps Museum. Police and FBI had to start investigating the Pentagon just two days later. This had been because two windows were shattered with six shots from a shooting. The Marine Corps recruiting station had been then shot at. The FBI came to the conclusion the very same high-powered rifle had been involved in all three incidents. There aren't any suspects and nobody has been hurt.
Marine Corps Marathon makes security better
The shooter is being asked to surrender by the FBI. MSNBC spoke with John Perrin who’s an FBI Washington special agent. He said the problem the shooter has isn't with the military, rather is will with Marine Corps. Whoever the shooter is, they aren't trying to hurt anyone. They've been doing anything specifically to stay away from hurting people. Sunday's Marine Corps marathon will end up having more security than normal as a result of this, the Pentagon said. The Defense Department's headquarters may have 30,000 marathon runners going by it.
Citations
CNN
cnn.com/2010/US/10/29/marine.museum.shooting/index.html?npt=NP1
Reuters
reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69S2SQ20101029
MSNBC
today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39909285/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
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