Pentagon police officer dies in stabbing outside metro entrance, assailant shot dead - CNBC

A Pentagon police officer has died after he was stabbed several times in the neck outside the Pentagon on Tuesday, officials familiar with the incident told NBC News.

The officer opened fire on the assailant after the attack began outside the Pentagon metro entrance, according to NBC News.

"I'm incredibly saddened to learn about the passing of a Pentagon police officer, who was killed earlier this morning in a senseless act of violence outside the Pentagon," Sen.

The incident occurred on a metro bus platform that is part of the Pentagon Transit Center, only steps away from the Pentagon building in Arlington County, Virginia.

While the lockdown has been lifted, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency tweeted that the public should stay away from the metro rail entrance and bus platform area as it is "still an active crime scene.".