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DOT employees released from Navy Yard office building after shooting

{mosads}”As a part of the Navy Yard community, everyone at the Department of Transportation is saddened by the shooting incident this morning and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and first responders,” a DOT spokesperson said in a statement. “[Transportation] Secretary [Anthony] Foxx has been briefed on the incident and is receiving regular updates.”

The DOT office building and the Navy Yard share the same station on Washington’s Metrorail subway system.