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PHOTOS: 1 stabbed, 1 shot at Union Station in D.C.

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September 11, 2015, 5:10 PM

In this image provided by Ursula Lauriston, people move rapidly out of Union Station, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in Washington. A security guard shot a man who stabbed a woman inside Union Station on Friday, the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, District of Columbia police said. The guard saw the man stabbing the woman and chased him, police spokesman Gwendolyn Crump said in a statement. The man turned and pointed the knife at the security guard, who opened fire, and the man was shot, she said. (Ursula Lauriston via AP)
Ursula Lauriston via AP
Police and emergency responders stand outside a McDonald’s located inside Union Station in Washington, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, after a security guard shot a man who stabbed a woman inside Union Station on Friday, the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, District of Columbia police said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
AP Photo/Evan Vucci
Police and emergency responders stand outside a McDonald’s located inside Union Station in Washington, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, after a security guard shot a suspect who attacked a worker with a knife at the restaurant. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
AP Photo/Evan Vucci
Police and emergency responders stand outside a McDonald’s located inside Union Station in Washington, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, after a security guard shot a suspect who attacked a worker with a knife at the restaurant. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
AP Photo/Evan Vucci
Police and emergency responders stand outside a McDonald’s located inside Union Station in Washington, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, after a security guard shot a suspect who attacked a worker with a knife at the restaurant. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
AP Photo/Evan Vucci
Police officers stand outside Union Station in Washington, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, after a security guard shot a man who stabbed a woman inside, the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, District of Columbia police said. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke
Police activity at Union Station Sept. 11, 2015. (Courtesy Steve Dorsey)
Police activity at Union Station Sept. 11, 2015. (Courtesy Steve Dorsey)
Courtesy Steve Dorsey
Police officers stand outside Union Station in Washington, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, after a security guard shot a man who stabbed a woman inside, the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, District of Columbia police said. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke
Police officers stand outside Union Station in Washington, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, after a security guard shot a man who stabbed a woman inside, the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, District of Columbia police said. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke
A firetruck sits outside Union Station.(WTOP/Rob Woodfork)
A firetruck sits outside Union Station. (WTOP/Rob Woodfork)
WTOP/Rob Woodfork
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Police activity at Union Station Sept. 11, 2015. (Courtesy Steve Dorsey)
A firetruck sits outside Union Station.(WTOP/Rob Woodfork)

WASHINGTON — A contracted security guard shot a man at D.C.‘s Union Station Friday afternoon after the guard witnessed the man stab a woman in the building.

A woman at the McDonald’s in Union Station was stabbed by the male suspect. A security guard under contract by the nearby U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission witnessed the offense, chased the suspect and shot him, says Metropolitan Police Department Spokeswoman Gwendolyn Crump.
 
The suspect, who was armed with a knife, accosted the security guard, which led the guard to shoot the suspect in the stomach.
The suspect is expected to be OK, as is the female victim.

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