One shot dead at Fort Meade after trying to ram NSA gate

(CNN)— Two people tried to ram the main gate to enter the headquarters of

the National Security Agency at Fort Meade, Maryland on Monday,

according to a federal law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.

An NSA police officer shot one of the people dead dead and seriously

injured the second.

A law enforcement official had previously reported that both of the people

involved were men. Aerial shots show two vehicles at an intersection that

appear to be damaged.

The FBI said Monday morning that it was conducting an investigation with

NSA police and other law enforcement agencies, and interviewing witnesses

on the scene. The incident took place near one of the gates to the complex, far from the main buildings.

"We are working with the US Attorney's Office in Maryland to determine if federal charges are warranted," the FBI said in a

statement.