Skeptic Project

WASHINGTON — Someone fired shots at the Pentagon early Tuesday, hitting the building and causing minor damage, defense officials said.

Police who protect the massive Defense Department headquarters temporarily locked down some road and pedestrian entrances to the building after a civilian reported he may have heard shots at about 4:55 a.m. on the south side of the facility.

Two bullets, thought to have been fired from a rifle, struck but failed to penetrate the reinforced glass on one of the upper floor windows, NBC News reported. Work crews were in the process of removing the entire windows and frames as evidence.

NBC News reported that five shots had been heard.

A sweep of the area and facility found that some shots had hit the building, Marine Col. Dave Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman said. He didn't know how many or from what kind of weapon.

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