An earlier version incorrectly stated that a US Capitol police officer had been shot during the incident. This article was amended on 28 March 2016.It ended when she was fatally shot by Capitol police officers outside a Senate office building. In 2013, a woman rammed a barricade outside the White House in her car and led police on chase down Pennsylvania Avenue. The incident is the second police-involved shooting around the US Capitol in the past three years. As a result, you will see an increased presence of K9 teams and tactical units around the campus.” In a statement shared with Capitol Hill staff, security officials said: “In addition to the response to the shooting, USCP immediately began a series of enhanced security measures to ensure the safety of the Congressional community. The secret service also said the north and south fence lines at the White House were temporarily closed as a precautionary measure, due to “ongoing law enforcement activities” at the Capitol. The White House was quickly locked down after the incident at Capitol Hill and the stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the compound was closed to. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters A man was shot by Capitol police after pointing what appeared to be a weapon at officers at the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) in Washington, DC, on Monday. In the aftermath of the incident, the entire Capitol complex was locked for just over an hour with those inside told to shelter in place. Verderosa said that “it appeared the screening process worked the way it was supposed to” as the suspect entered the vistors center first. The facility was built in part after a mentally ill man entered the Capitol in 1998 and murdered two members of the Capitol police force, to ensure that there would be a central and secure entry point for visitors to the building. EDT As a shooting unfolded at the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington Monday afternoon, chaos broke out, with visitors running and shouting, according to Jill Epstein. The incident took place at the Capitol visitors center, a underground complex where tourists enter the Capitol building that also includes office space. While the police chief declined to identify the suspect, Verderosa simply said “we believe the suspect is known to us”. A Capitol Police officer was injured in a crash at the First and Constitution scene, and has been transported to a hospital.Verderosa told reporters that this was “the act of single person who has frequented Capitol grounds before and no reason to believe that this is anything more than a criminal act”. the Senate was ordered to shelter-in-place after the gunshots were fired at First Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Questions about the security posture at the White House complex should be directed to the United States Secret Service.”Ībout 2:20 p.m. White House staff are in touch with law enforcement and monitoring the incident. A car chase reportedly ensued, ending near the Hart Senate Office Building with shots fired.Ī White House official released the following statement: “The President was briefed on the reports of gunfire on Capitol Hill this afternoon. The incident reportedly started at the White House when the suspect, who may have been a woman and had a child with her, tried to ram White House security barriers at 15th St. Capitol Police investigate the shooting on the Senate side.
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