- A service member was found dead inside his vehicle in the Pentagon parking lot on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Defense Department.
- Officials with the Pentagon Operations Center arrived at the scene around 3:30 p.m. after receiving a welfare check request for one of their military members, according to Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary.
- When Pentagon police officers approached the vehicle, they found the service member inside apparently deceased, which was later confirmed by Arlington County Emergency Medical Services.
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Service Member Found Dead In Pentagon Parking Lot
This picture taken 26 December 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, DC. The Pentagon, which is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense (DOD), is the world's largest office building by floor area, with about 6,500,000 sq ft (600,000 m2), of which 3,700,000 sq ft (340,000 m2) are used as offices. Approximately 23,000 military and civilian employees and about 3,000 non-defense support personnel work in the Pentagon. AFP PHOTO (Photo by STAFF / AFP) (Photo by STAFF/AFP via Getty Images)
