On Oct. 22, 2018, an unarmed man was shot while attempting to break into the WTTG Fox 5 building in Washington, D.C.
The man was recorded by building surveillance cameras kicking and breaking two glass doors leading to the Fox 5 lobby. After entering the lobby, he was shot once by an armed security guard.
Reporters working in the Fox 5 building tweeted that everyone in the newsroom was safe.
We're all okay here at #FOX5DC. Scary. We're going to jump on the air shortly and let you know what's going on.
— Jim Lokay FOX 5 (@LokayFOX5) October 22, 2018
VIDEO: Surveillance footage shows man kicking down glass door to get into FOX 5 building before he was shot by armed security guard https://t.co/HkgXJJmBRH #fox5dc pic.twitter.com/7AuxNB70Hw
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) October 22, 2018
Fox 5 reports that the man had leveled threats against police and Fox 5 executives in the past.
Police said that the man survived the shooting and was taken to George Washington University Hospital for treatment. He has been charged with second degree burglary.
This content originally appeared on U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: All Incidents and was authored by U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: All Incidents.
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