* Shooting and stabbing took place on a Metro bus platform that is part of the Pentagon Transit Center Tuesday morning, sparking lockdown
* Arlington Fire Department said its crews encountered 'multiple patients,' among them a police officer who later died after being stabbed by suspect
* Suspect was shot at the scene by police and died from his injuries, reports say
* Lockdown went into effect at 10.30am and was lifted at 12.15pm
A police officer died after being stabbed on Tuesday morning during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon, and a suspect was reportedly shot by law enforcement and died at the scene.
During a press conference this afternoon, Pentagon Chief of Police Woodrow Kusse said that one of his officers was attacked on a bus platform by Pentagon's Metro station at 10.37am.
He repeatedly declined to confirm the officer's death, or the suspect's killing.
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Update #1: Police officer dies following shooting outside the Pentagon building, law enforcement sources say (CNN)
Update #2: Pentagon lockdown lifted after suspect shot by police near Metro bus platform (Politico)
WNU Editor: The incident happened at a transit station outside the Pentagon.
