BREAKING UPDATE
WUSA 9 reports: “A person is in custody after police and FBI responded to a barricade situation at Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County Sunday, authorities said.”
NEW FBI statement as of 4:18: The FBI Washington Field Office's National Capital Response Squad responded to a barricade situation at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 8 a.m. The situation was resolved, and the subject was taken into custody shortly before 3 pm (1/2)
— Katie Kyros (@KatieKyros) October 23, 2022
FBI Statement cont’d: FBI WFO is providing victim assistance services, and Army CID is the lead investigative agency. (2/2)
— Katie Kyros (@KatieKyros) October 23, 2022
Update 2: Fort Belvoir Army Base released this statement.
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News has been slow to come out today on a barricade situation at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. Information has been scarce for details, and the base has only released one statement, just two hours ago. However, a local with a police scanner actually first reported the situation on social media much earlier before the FBI took over the scene. It was posted at around 4 a.m. Eastern but says the situation had already been going on for several hours.
Hostage/Barricade Situation at Fort Belvoir.
FCPD and FCFRD has been assisting Fort Belvoir Police and Fort Belvoir FES for several hours. FCPD SWAT is on-scene and a SOD supervisor has tactical command.
— Henry Bright (@HCBright10) October 23, 2022
Some reporters have video of SWAT and other response vehicles arriving on scene still this afternoon, including WUSA9’s Katie Kyros, who also has an update from the FBI.
Outside Walker Gate at Fort Belvoir where military police and SWAT vehicles have been coming & going, following scanner reports of a man with a gun barricaded in a home on the base pic.twitter.com/miOG8YDAzB
— Katie Kyros (@KatieKyros) October 23, 2022
Latest statement from FBI: the FBI Washington Field Office's National Capital Response Squad responded with our law enforcement partners to a barricade situation at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The situation is ongoing, and we cannot comment further at this time.
— Katie Kyros (@KatieKyros) October 23, 2022
Fort Belvoir’s statement only acknowledges that the situation is ongoing and that they cannot comment further.
Fort Belvoir law enforcement officials & the FBI Washington Field Office's National Capital Response Squad responded with local law enforcement partners to a barricade situation at Fort Belvoir Sunday morning. The situation is ongoing, & we cannot comment further at this time. pic.twitter.com/pdU7RhRBAF
— Fort Belvoir, Va. (@Fort_Belvoir) October 23, 2022
Unverified reports are showing up online but there’s literally no way to put any stock in them. I’m just noting that the tweets exist.
BARRICADE W/ HOSTAGES: 9100 Bl. Of Statesman Rd, Fort Belvoir, V.A: Fairfax Co, and Fbi are on scene of a Barricade with an adult male having his 2 kids hostage and stated he will take his own life if police tries to enter the home.
— Killmoenews (@Killmoenetwork) October 23, 2022
⚠️🇺🇸#DEVELOPING: Barricade situation unfolding at Fort Belvoir Army Base in Virginia#FortBelvoir l #VA
Unconfirmed reports suggest the suspect is holding two children hostage inside a building. The FBI is attempting negotiations.
More information as it becomes available. pic.twitter.com/GsbdDMrykm— Intel Point ALERT (@IntelPointAlert) October 23, 2022
THIS IS A BREAKING/DEVELOPING STORY AND WILL BE UPDATED AS NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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