A transit employee was killed as he confronted a gunman who had already shot and wounded two people during a violent rampage at a train platform in Washington D.C., police said.
The violence kicked off Wednesday morning on a Metrobus near 14th Street and Potomac around 9 a.m., Executive Assistant Chief of Police Ashan Benedict said during a news conference. The suspect, who was armed, confronted random passengers onboard before following one person off the bus and shooting them in the leg.
From there, the shooter entered the Potomac Avenue Metro station and shot someone who was trying to buy a Metro card, Benedict said. He then confronted a woman, drawing the attention of a Metro employee, who was shot and killed as he attempted to intervene.
