Holocaust Museum Shooting in Washington, DC: Security Guard Dies

In honor of Officer Stephen Johns, the Museum will be closed tomorrow, June 11, and our flags flown at half mast in his memory.

At least 2 injured and one dead in Holocaust Museum shooting in Washington, D.C. Witnesses reported at least 5 shots fired

During a press briefing, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Department said that a gunman walked into the museum and opened fire at a security guard. He was said to have carried a "long gun" but it was unclear whether he was using a rifle or a shotgun. Immediately when the gunman opened fire, one or two other security guards returned fire at the gunman.

Both the gunman as well as the security guard are believed to be in serious condition and, according to media reports, a third person was also injured from flying glass. Officials were not immediately able to confirm the reports of a third injury. The gunman and security guard have both been transferred to George Washington University Hospital.

The museum has been evacuated and it is unclear when it may re-open. Meanwhile, the Consulate General of Israel in New York City called the reported shooting "disturbing" and said it seemed "someone didn't internalize the message."

James W. von Brunn holds a BachSci Journalism degree from a mid-Western university where he was president of SAE and played varsity football.

During WWII he served as PT-Boat captain, Lt. USNR, receiving a Commendation and four battle stars. For twenty years he was an advertising executive and film-producer in New York City. He is a member of Mensa, the high-IQ society.

In 1981 Von Brunn attempted to place the treasonous Federal Reserve Board of Governors under legal, non-violent, citizens arrest. He was tried in a Washington, D.C. Superior Court; convicted by a Negro jury, Jew/Negro attorneys, and sentenced to prison for eleven years by a Jew judge. A Jew/Negro/White Court of Appeals denied his appeal. He served 6.5 years in federal prison. (Read about von Brunn's "Federal Reserve Caper" HERE.) He is now an artist and author and lives on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

"A shooting incident occurred at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's 14th St. entrance," said Jackie Berkowitz, who is a spokeswoman for the museum. Berkowitz confirmed that a gunman shot a Museum security guard and that two other security officers returned fire.

"The Museum is closed for the remainder of the day and...[o]ur thoughts and prayers go out to the officer and his family."