The shooting occurred before dawn Thursday and prompted officials to shut down the agency’s front gate. The CIA declined to publicly elaborate on what occurred

Authorities say a security incident outside CIA headquarters has led to a shooting. Officers with the Fairfax County Police Department in Virginia responded to what they described as a “nonfatal” shooting at the agency’s headquarters in McLean about 4 a.

A non-fatal shooting was reported outside CIA headquarters in McLean, Virginia, Thursday morning, the Fairfax Police Department said. The incident happened around 4:00 a.m., a police spokesperson said.