A window at Metro headquarters in Southwest Washington was broken by a tow truck cable, a spokesman said. The sound was mistaken for a gunshot.
A loud bang, followed by a cry — “It’s a gun!” — sent attendees at a Metro transit hearing scrambling for cover Tuesday night, according to the transit system and a video.
Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. A public hearing was underway about 7 p.m. at the transit headquarters in Southwest Washington when a window was “struck by a tow truck cable and shattered,” according to a message posted by the transit system on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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