Initial reports of shots fired outside following a car chase others reporting shots fired inside the Capitol.
– approx a dozen shots fired,
– Capitol Police officer injured
– House and Senate told to stay put
– suspect is a woman, child left in car
– believed assailant was attempting to get vehicle on Pennsylvania Ave, ram barricade near Treasury/ White House, failed and a pursuit ensued
I am told shooter has been arrested. House floor activity stopped for now.
— Tim Griffin (@TimGriffinAR2) October 3, 2013
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Shots fired at U.S. Capitol, woman killed
ABC7 WASHINGTON (WJLA) – Authorities shot and killed a woman Thursday afternoon outside the U.S. Capitol after she attempted to drive her vehicle through a barricade, police tell ABC7.
The incident reportedly began when an unidentified woman tried to drive through a barricade at the White House. She had a child in the back seat of her vehicle. The woman fled the area and ended up at the Capitol, where she reportedly tried to drive through another barricade.
Authorities opened fire on the vehicle, killing the woman, authorities say.
ABC News reports the child in the vehicle with the woman is unharmed…more
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Barricade rammed at White House…
Suspect pursued to Capitol…
Officer down…
REPORT: Female suspect dead on scene…
UPDATE: Lockdown lifted…
POLICE: Shooter in custody…
(check back this page will be updated as more info becomes available)