Shots fired at FBI building in Augusta, Maine, as knife-wielding man attacks guard in terrifying rampage

GUNFIRE erupted inside an FBI building after a knife-wielding man attacked a guard on duty.

The shooting took place inside the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta, Maine, at around 11am Wednesday.

The FBI said an unidentified male armed with a knife entered the building and reportedly assaulted one of the Federal Protective Service guards.

Another FPS guard then shot the suspect.

The subject is in custody and has been transported to the hospital, the FBI said.

The federal agency reassured that there was no active threat to the public and no one inside the building was hurt.

The seven-story building is home to several federal agencies, including the US Postal Service, Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration and US Senator Susan Collins’ Office among other tenants.

BURGLAR KILLED AT PERUVIAN AMBASSADOR’S HOME

The terrifying encounter comes after an intruder was gunned down at Peruvian ambassador’s home in Washington DC Wednesday morning.

The Secret Service was notified of a burglary at the Peruvian ambassador to the US Oswaldo de Rivero’s home just before 8am after the family overheard several windows being smashed at the residence.

Secret Service agents arrived and found the burglar at the rear end of the residence armed with a metal stake, Metro DC police said.

Agents attempted to subdue the intruder with their tasers, but when it did little to stop him two agents fired their service weapons.

The suspect was declared dead at the scene.

The two federal agents were taken to the hospital for evaluation. Metro DC Police said their conditions are non-life-threatening.

Investigators are still trying to determine why the male, who police believe to be in his late-20s early 30s, was at the residence.