DC transit police officer stabbed at train station as Sec. Sean Duffy arrives to talk safety: 'Unacceptable'

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unexpectedly came crossed a convulsive incidental against a constabulary serviceman successful the mediate of Washington, D.C., Tuesday afternoon.

In an X post, Duffy explained that helium was walking to the Navy Yard Metro Station erstwhile his unit told him a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) constabulary serviceman had conscionable been stabbed successful the face. Duffy said helium was astir to speech astir transit information erstwhile helium learned of the incident.

The WMATA aboriginal confirmed the incidental to Fox News Digital, saying an serviceman was stabbed "with a crisp metallic object" by a fishy who did not wage fare astatine the station.

"The serviceman sustained lacerations and puncture wounds to the face," a WMATA authoritative said. "The fishy was detained by further officers nearby. The fishy has been placed nether arrest, and the limb has been recovered."

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy spoke with WMATA constabulary officers Tuesday soon aft the stabbing incident. (@SecDuffy via X)

On societal media, the Trump medication authoritative described the incidental arsenic "horrible."

"My thoughts are with his household and we commune for his speedy recovery," Duffy wrote. "These acts of senseless unit are precisely wherefore @USDOT is warring to re-secure our transit systems and ace down connected convulsive crime."

Duffy besides said helium planned to conscionable with the WMATA CEO to code the incident.

Duffy besides shared photos of himself shaking hands with constabulary officers and said the unfortunate was successful bully spirits aft the attack.

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The stabbing happened astatine the Navy Yard Metro Station Tuesday. (Google Maps)

"Thankfully, the serviceman who was attacked was successful bully spirits aft the incident," Duffy explained. "The @USDOT information item was capable to springiness him archetypal adjutant [sic]. He said helium gets bitten, beaten, and attacked astir everyday.

"My acknowledgment spell retired to him and each the brave officers of @MetroTransitPD," helium added. "They enactment their lives connected the enactment each and each time to support america safe. Violence against them cannot beryllium tolerated and we indispensable bash better."

Duffy besides posted a video of himself soon aft learning of the incident, appearing bewildered by the enactment of violence.

President Donald Trump listens arsenic Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks successful the James Brady Press Briefing Room astatine the White House Jan. 30, successful Washington, D.C. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)

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"I was gonna spell down and speech to radical close successful the subway, speech astir the information and cleanliness," Duffy explained. "But earlier I was going to spell down, 1 of our Metro cops was stabbed successful the look by idiosyncratic down successful the system.

"Again, unacceptable. Our officers, our radical merit to beryllium treated better."