Shots were fired outside the headquarters of the National Security Agency in Maryland on Wednesday morning when an unauthorized vehicle attempted to enter the agency's campus, the NSA said in a statement. Sources told CBS News that three people were injured and two people were being held by authorities. One person in custody was being questioned and appeared to be cooperating with authorities, CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues reports. An SUV was seen stopped at the entrance to the key U.S. intelligence facility in Fort Meade, Maryland, northeast of Washington.

According to a law enforcement source, the SUV apparently tried to ram a security gate, CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton reports. There didn't appear to be a nexus to terrorism, a law enforcement source told CBS News. Bullet holes were seen in the vehicle's windshield, but two officials told CBS News that no one was hit by gunfire. One person was rushed to a hospital with injuries sustained from the crash. Two others who were in the vehicle were being held by authorities. It's not clear whether any weapons were in the vehicle, the officials said.

NSA police, the FBI and local law enforcement responded to the shooting, sources told CBS News. The situation was under control, and there was no ongoing threat, the NSA said in a statement. It was unclear what the SUV was doing at the gate. White House deputy press secretary Lindsay Walters said in a statement that President Trump had been briefed on the shooting. "Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone that has been affected," Walters said. After the shooting, authorities closed a major highway in both directions, causing major backups throughout the area during rush hour.

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