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Walter Reed Security Officer Arrested for Firing Gun
By Allison Klein and Debbi WilgorenWashington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, June 20, 2007; 10:56 AM
An armed security guard at Walter Reed Army Medical Center unholstered his gun and began firing at another guard during an argument this morning, D.C. police said, shocking employees who were driving through the busy main entrance on Georgia Avenue NW.
No one appeared to have been injured during the dispute, which happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. The guard who did the shooting was taken into custody, said Cmdr. Hilton Burton of the Metropolitan Police Department's 4th District police station.
Burton said the guard fired between six and 10 shots from his service weapon, but the other guard -- who ran onto Georgia Avenue -- was not hit.
The two guards are employed by a private security firm, which is under contract to Walter Reed, an Army hospital in Northwest Washington that treats both veterans and active-duty military, many recently returned from the Iraq war.
Celebrities and top government officials -- including President Bush and members of Congress -- frequently visit soldiers recovering at the facility.
Walter Reed has come under scrutiny in recent months, following Washington Post investigations into its facilities and the quality of care.
Walter Reed Security Officer Arrested for Firing Gun
By Allison Klein and Debbi WilgorenWashington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, June 20, 2007; 10:56 AM
An armed security guard at Walter Reed Army Medical Center unholstered his gun and began firing at another guard during an argument this morning, D.C. police said, shocking employees who were driving through the busy main entrance on Georgia Avenue NW.
No one appeared to have been injured during the dispute, which happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. The guard who did the shooting was taken into custody, said Cmdr. Hilton Burton of the Metropolitan Police Department's 4th District police station.
Burton said the guard fired between six and 10 shots from his service weapon, but the other guard -- who ran onto Georgia Avenue -- was not hit.
The two guards are employed by a private security firm, which is under contract to Walter Reed, an Army hospital in Northwest Washington that treats both veterans and active-duty military, many recently returned from the Iraq war.
Celebrities and top government officials -- including President Bush and members of Congress -- frequently visit soldiers recovering at the facility.
Walter Reed has come under scrutiny in recent months, following Washington Post investigations into its facilities and the quality of care.