Security guard shot defending Family Research Council

A security guard was shot at the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C.  Despite being injured, he and others wrestled the intruder to the floor.  The perpetrator is in FBI custody.

Is defending the Family Research Council becoming more dangerous?

Washington Post reports:

A security guard at the Family Research Council was shot and wounded Wednesday morning after a scuffle in the lobby of the group’s headquarters in downtown Washington, authorities said. 

D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said the shooter walked into the lobby of the building at about 10:45 and was confronted by the security guard as if the guard were asking him where he was going. 

The man then took out a gun and opened fire on the guard, Lanier said. The guard and others wrestled the man to the ground, disarmed him and waited for police, she said. The guard was then taken to the hospital and is in stable condition, the chief said. FBI officials said the guard was shot in the arm. 

The shooter is in FBI custody and has not yet been charged, authorities said. 

“The security guard here is a hero, as far as I’m concerned,” Lanier said. ”He did his job. The person never made it past the front.”

Who knows how many lives the security guard and the others saved with their quick and courageous response?