Thread: US Capitol in Lockdown; Reports of Gunshots and Injured Capitol Police Officer

Shots fired at USCapitol, female suspect in custody

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NBC's Brian Williams reports on the shooting at the US Capitol, with NBC's Kelly O'Donnell in the Capitol building, NBC's Pete Williams with what's known about the shootings, and NBC's Kristen Welker at the White House. . .

The United States Capitol was placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon after a woman tried to ram a car into the White House gate, was chased by Secret Service and exchanged shots with police, sources said.

The suspect — who had a child in the car — was shot, . . .

POLICE SAY CAR CHASE AND GUNFIRE NEAR CAPITOL APPEAR TO BE 'ISOLATED INCIDENT'

• REUTERS
• 'MASS PANIC': Shots fired near Capitol after car chase from White House
  
  BREAKING NEWS: Shots are fired near US Capitol after a car chase that started when a woman tried to ram a security barrier near the White House, putting the Hill temporarily on lockdown in a chaotic scene Thursday.
• VIDEO: Shooting suspect a woman, tried to ram White House gates

. . . driving a black Lexus . . .
. . . the child appeared to be about 2 to 3 years old . . .

http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Police+officer+reportedly+injured+Capitol+after+gu nshots+forced+lockdown/8993728/story.html

Shots fired at US Capitol, female suspect killed NBCNews.com

The Associated Press reported the woman was dead, citing a congressman briefed on the matter.

Chief Kim Dine of the U.S. Capitol Police told reporters he did not know the condition of the suspect, but did confirm that police located a child inside the suspect’s car, seen in photos as a black Infiniti sedan with Connecticut plates.

http://news.yahoo.com/capitol-hill-on-lockdown-after-reports-of-shots-fired-183834445.html

A task force is preparing to execute search warrant at the driver's Connecticut home, law enforcement sources said. http://t.co/1LNz0jWdlR" - @cnnbrk

The unidentified woman, who ABC News identified as a 34-year-old Stamford woman with a history of “mental health issues,” had a child in the car with her who was not hurt, officials said.

The woman, a 34-year-old dental hygienist from Stamford who once lived in Brooklyn and who ABC News said has a history of "mental health issues," had a child in the car with her who was not hurt, officials said.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/shots-fired-u-s-capitol-report-article-1.1475378

Miriam Carey, a 34-year-old dental hygienist from Stamford who once lived in Brooklyn, had a year-old child in the car with her who was not hurt, officials said.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...#ixzz2ghc0Rnzc

Source: Schizophrenia meds found at home of Miriam Carey after Capitol chase

By Michael Pearson. Lateef Mungin and Joe Johns, CNN
updated 11:31 AM EDT, Fri October 4, 2013
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/04/politics/u-s-capitol-shooting/index.html?eref=googletoolbar