Herndon Man Suspect in Family Research Council Shooting

The FBI has identified a Herndon man as the suspect in Wednesday's shooting at the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C.

Officials say at about 10:50 a.m. Wednesday, Floyd Lee Corkins II, 28, of Herndon, allegedly wounded a security guard in the lobby of the building, located at 801 G Street NW. The security guard was shot in the arm, according to WUSA. 

Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department and Special Agents from the FBI Washington Field Office responded to the scene, according to a statement from the FBI.

Corkins "is being held overnight on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. The investigation into the shooting is continuing," the statement said.

Executive Director of the DC Center for the LGBT Community David Mariner told WUSA Corkins had been volunteering for them for about six months and is "kind, gentle and unassuming." 

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement after the shooting:

"The police are investigating this incident. Our first concern is with our colleague who was shot today. Our concern is for him and his family."

According to its mission statement, the Family Research Council "champions marriage and family as the foundation of civilization, the seedbed of virtue, and the wellspring of society. FRC shapes public debate and formulates public policy that values human life and upholds the institutions of marriage and the family. Believing that God is the author of life, liberty, and the family, FRC promotes the Judeo-Christian worldview as the basis for a just, free, and stable society."

Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.