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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – AUGUST 03: A police helicopter circles above the scene of a shooting with multiple victims at a public transit station outside the Pentagon on August 03, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. The Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, went into lockdown after it was reported that three individuals were shot. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – AUGUST 03: A police helicopter circles above the scene of a shooting with multiple victims at a public transit station outside the…
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – AUGUST 03: A police helicopter circles above the scene of a shooting with multiple victims at a public transit station outside the Pentagon on August 03, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. The Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, went into lockdown after it was reported that three individuals were shot. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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