WASHINGTON — WTOP has mapped out the recent shootings at military installations, at least four of which have been connected to the same shooter.
So far nobody has been injured in the shootings, and the only major damage has been to the windows of the facilities.
Click on the points on the map below for additional information, also included beneath.
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- Shooting 1: The first at the Marine Corps Museum — A cleaning crew discovers bullet holes in the Marine Corps museum in Triangle, Va. Police believe the shots were fired late Saturday or early Sunday, Oct. 17.
- Shooting 2: The Pentagon — Shots fired at the Pentagon in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Oct. 18. Police initially label it a “random event.”
- Shooting 3: A Marine Corps recruiting station in Chantilly, Va. — Employees find bullet holes in the recruiting station’s windows. Police believe they were fired late Monday or early Tuesday, Oct. 26. The following Thursday, police announce all three shootings were fired from the same gun.
- Shooting 4: The second at the Marine Corps Museum — Employees discover more bullet holes, this time fired between 9 p.m Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 29. The FBI believes the shooter has a connection with the Marine Corps, and encourages him to turn himself in and explain his grievance.
- Shooting 5: A Coast Guard recruiting station in Woodbridge, Va. — Employees find damage to the front window of the recruiting station caused by gunshots at some point late Monday or early Tuesday, Nov. 2. The shots did not penetrate the glass.
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