Gunman shatters Pentagon windows

A GUNMAN using what investigators believe was a high-velocity rifle fired up to seven shots at the Pentagon early yesterday, shattering two windows but injuring no-one.

No suspects have yet been identified in the incident, the first shooting at the Pentagon since a lone gunman in March shot and wounded two security officers near an entrance, and was killed in the process.

Director of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency Steven Calvery said he considered the shooting "a random event" and did not foresee any new security measures.

But he added the investigation was continuing and authorities were looking for a possible link to a weekend shooting at the nearby National Museum of the Marine Corps.