The encounter between the two men is seconds long, and the footage does not show the shooting itself.
D.C. police are leading the investigation and did not comment on Friday. The agent, who was treated for injuries described as not life-threatening, has not been identified. Police have described him a senior agent assigned to FBI headquarters.Many questions remain about the incident, including what was happening when the agent chose to shoot Bullock. It also remains unclear what Bullock may have said or done to the other commuter, and if the agent and Bullock said anything to each other. D.C.
On Thursday, before the video was released, Bullock’s mother, Danielle Bullock, 45, said she could not imagine what would have caused an FBI agent to shoot her son. “What was the purpose of shooting him?” she said. “It was for no reason.” She said Friday afternoon that she had not yet seen the video, and she could not be reached later in the day.
About 15 hours after the incident at Metro Center, another shooting at the Benning Road station in Northeast Washington left two teens and an adult wounded and brought new attention to . Both that shooting and the one at Metro Center occurred during busy commute times. Metro General Manager Randy Clarke has said transit police have increased patrols at stations this fall.HAND CURATED
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