A guard was shot and critically injured outside the U.S. Census Bureau headquarters in Suitland , Maryland on Thursday night . The shooting happened at about 10:45 p.m. local time when a man entered the building with an assault rifle and began firing into the air before being killed by police officers who arrived shortly after he opened The Census Bureau campus was briefly locked down as authorities assessed the situation . The police chase ended back in Northeast DC where the suspect was shot in a popular strip of bars and restaurants .
A guard was shot and critically injured outside the U.S. Census Bureau headquarters in Suitland , Maryland on Thursday night . Authorities have connected the incident to a DC armed kidnapping that led to a police chase . The Census Bureau campus was briefly locked down as authorities assessed the situation . The police chase ended back in Northeast DC where the suspect was shot in a popular strip of bars and restaurants .