A suspect allegedly armed with a loaded handgun unsuccessfully tried to run from Pentagon police today.
The chase happened around lunchtime Wednesday, starting near the Pentagon and ending in Pentagon City.
“At around 12:14 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Pentagon Force Protection Agency police officers initiated a traffic stop of a vehicle that was driving in the bus lanes on the Pentagon Reservation,” Pentagon police told ARLnow in a statement.
“The male passenger exited the vehicle and ran up Eads Street to Army Navy Drive, discarding a loaded Glock 9mm handgun along the way,” the statement continued. “PFPA recovered the weapon. During the apprehension, a PFPA officer tackled the subject, resulting in a minor head injury to him. Arlington County medics transported the subject to the hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The subject was subsequently released to the custody of PFPA, charged and released.”
The driver of the vehicle stayed in the car during the traffic stop and was questioned, ticketed and sent on his way, PFPA said.
Arlington County police assisted with the arrest, which happened along Army Navy Drive near S. Fern Street. Traffic on Army Navy Drive was temporarily blocked after the arrest.
Watch: Some excitement at the Pentagon spilled onto the streets of Arlington just after noon. @PFPAOfficial officers chased a man onto S. Eads St. and then across Army Navy Dr. where police caught up with him. The initial report was the man fled from a car at the Pentagon where a… pic.twitter.com/8I4FYPvp8N
— Dave Statter (@STATter911) March 20, 2024
LOCATION: Army Navy Dr/S Fern St.
INCIDENT: Police Department Activity
IMPACT: Army Navy Dr. currently has one lane open in both directions between S Fern St. and S Eads St. Expect delays and seek an alternate route. pic.twitter.com/6HKyHRF8Sm— Arlington Alert (@ArlingtonAlert) March 20, 2024