Police said the agent killed the person during “an altercation” that took place behind a wall at the end of a Red Line platform during rush hour Thursday night.

Traffic on 13th Street NW is closed from E through H Street as police investigate.

Fans of the Basil Thyme food truck got quite the shock earlier this afternoon when the mobile eatery was towed from its perch outside Metro Center.

UPDATE: We now have word from Metro spokesperson Dan Stessel that next Tuesday’s event has been postponed. We’ll be sure to update you when it is rescheduled.

Metro confirms that a person was struck by a train on the Blue and Orange Line tracks at Metro Center this afternoon.

This morning, WMATA unveiled a memorial in honor of the 26 employees who have lost their lives while working for the agency, including track workers, bus drivers, police officers and others.

What a terrible morning for Blue and Orange Line riders: service on both lines between Foggy Bottom and Federal Triangle was shut down due to a switch malfunction for about 20 minutes this morning. The two lines were split into two sections, though we’re now told that the split is no longer in effect and trains are running on a normal schedule. Meanwhile, DCist reader Emily St. Martin sent in this image of the small fire which broke out at Metro Center this morning — there was some confusion about whether the station was closed or open, but the issue involving the fire appears to be cleared up, too. (For what it’s worth, Metro called both of those delays “dire.”)

Did you enjoy that Labor Day Red Line shutdown? Well, that was so successful, WMATA is back at it again. Over the Columbus Day weekend — between 10 p.m. on Friday, October 8 until closing on Monday, October 11 — both the Farragut West and McPherson Square Metrorail stations will be closed and there will not be any Blue or Orange Line service at Metro Center. The closures will be in place so that WMATA can perform another massive, National Transportation Safety Board-recommended maintenance project: replacing four track switches which comprise the rail interlocking at McPherson Square. Several other smaller projects are also being planned so as to get the most out of the downtime.

The entrance to 1020 G Street NW in March when West Elm still occupied the space. Photo by r.m.b. We had been hearing whispers that the huge new Forever 21 at 1020 G Street NW would be opening up this weekend. But thanks to an email advertising a sale at the location, we can now confirm that the grand opening for the chain’s first D.C. location will be on Saturday, July 17 at 10…

Reports of smoke on the tracks at Metro Center starting at about 9:20 a.m. caused major delays on the Red Line this morning, with trains sharing the same track between Judiciary Square and Farragut North. WMATA says the situation had been resolved by about 9:40 a.m., but delays persist in both directions on the Red Line. UPDATE 11:09 a.m.: Metro says the cause of the smoke at Metro Center this morning was a fire that…