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Roy Gordon Cole: Man Shot Dead by FBI at CIA Headquarters
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By Tom Cleary
Updated May 5, 2021 at 1:54pm
Roy Gordon Cole was shot and killed by FBI agents outside the CIA headquarters in Virginia. The shooting happened on May 3, 2021, near the Central Intelligence Agency’s gates in Langley.
Cole died of gunshot wounds to the “torso and upper extremities,” according to a statement from the Northern District of the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner provided to The Washington Post. The statement on the autopsy report did not reveal how many times Cole was shot, according to The Post. The manner of death was ruled as a homicide, the newspaper reported.
The shooting is under investigation, according to a statement from the FBI. The CIA said in a statement to CNN, “Our compound remains secured, and our Security Protective Officers working the incident are the only Agency personnel directly involved.”
The FBI said in a statement that Cole was armed, but have not said what type of weapon he was armed with. According to NBC News, Cole was wielding a sword when he got out of his car at the CIA gate. Authorities told the news network there was concerns that there was a bomb in the car, but no explosives were found.
Here’s what you need to know about Roy Gordon Cole and the CIA headquarters incident:
>1. The FBI Agents Shot & Killed Cole After a Lengthy Standoff & Negotiations
>2. Cole Was Known to the CIA & Had a History of Mental Illness, According to Reports
>3. Little Other Information About Cole Has Been Uncovered
>4. The CIA Strengthened Security at Its Langley Headquarters After a Man Shot & Killed 2 Agency Employees There in 1993
>5. The FBI Said More Information Will Not Be Released While the Investigation Is Underway
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<Sword wielder
The FBI said in a statement that Cole was armed, but have not said what type of weapon he was armed with. According to NBC News, Cole was wielding a sword when he got out of his car at the CIA gate. Authorities told the news network there was concerns that there was a bomb in the car, but no explosives were found.
<Cole was known to the CIA
and had been involved in at least one previous incident at the agency’s Virginia headquarters in the past. Details of that incident, including when it occurred, were not revealed.
<Shooting ~6pm
“The subject involved in the shooting incident outside CIA Headquarters at approximately 6 p.m. on Monday, May 3, 2021, died from his injuries after being transported to the hospital. The FBI reviews every shooting incident involving an FBI special agent.”
<a security situation just outside the secure perimeter of CIA Headquarters by our main gate on Route 123.