FBI Identifies Man Killed Outside NSA Headquarters

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The FBI on Tuesday identified the driver of a car who was killed when he refused police orders to turn back from a gate at the National Security Agency headquarters outside Washington.

Ricky Shawatza Hall, 27, was shot by police Monday at the heavily-guarded entrance to the U.S. eavesdropping agency at Fort Meade, Maryland, the FBI said in a statement.

Another passenger in the car was being treated at a local hospital, and an NSA police officer was treated for injuries and released.

Authorities were carrying out an investigation of the incident and collecting evidence, but the FBI's Baltimore office "does not believe this is related to terrorism," said FBI spokeswoman Amy Thoreson.

The two men in the Ford SUV were dressed in women's clothing "but not in an attempt to disguise themselves from authorities," she said.

The car had made an unauthorized attempt to enter the NSA base and police directed the driver to turn back. 

Instead, the car sped toward an NSA vehicle blocking the road and police opened fire. The car ended up crashing into a security truck, authorities said.

The two men had stolen the SUV earlier from a 60-year-old man who had picked them up and brought them to a motel in Elkridge, Maryland, according to Howard County police.

The owner of the car checked into a room with his two passengers early Monday. 

"After an hour, the men left the room and took the victim's vehicle," police said in a statement, citing an account from the car's owner.

After having stolen the Ford SUV, Hall and his passenger may have driven to the NSA grounds by mistake and refused to stop because they had drugs inside the car, The Washington Post reported, citing U.S. authorities.

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