إطلاق نيران خارج مبنى الكونجرس الأمريكي
ذكر أن معاون بمجلس الشيوخ قال: "هناك إطلاق أعيرة نارية خارج مبنى الكونجرس الأمريكي".
كما فرضت الشرطة طوقأ أمنيا حول مبنى الكونجرس في واشنطن لأسباب، طبقا لما أكدته وكالة الأنباء الفرنسية.
Capitol Hill police are seen at the site of a shooting October 3, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC
Gunshots were fired outside the United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC on Thursday afternoon. The suspect was reportedly killed after a police chase, and other injuries have been reported.
The gunfire occurred just outside the building around 2 p.m., following a car chase that ended near the Capitol. The shots came from a suspect, declared female by multiple reports, in a two-door black car. It raced off after having attempted to ram into the gate at the White House, being pursued by police, according to RT's Sam Sacks.
At least a dozen shots were fired. Media are being instructed to leave the area. The suspect was shot and killed by Capitol Police, according to Reuters reporter, Mark Hosenball.
"Shots fired outside the Capitol. We are in temporary lock down," Senator Claire McCaskill said on Twitter. Police were seen running within the Capitol building and outside as vehicles swarmed to the scene. The shooter was later taken into police custody, and the lockdown on Capitol was later lifted, according to police.
Offices are in lockdown and Capitol Police have confirmed that there is a shelter in place for people on the scene. In an email circulated by email, Capitol Police advised everyone to "close, lock and stay away from external doors and windows." One police officer has been injured, according to unconfirmed reports.
There are additional injuries, and details are still forthcoming. a helicopter is transporting some of the injured from the scene. A policeman was injured in a subsequent car crash, rather than as a result of the shooting, said Hosenball
People take cover as gun shoot being heard at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2013
People take cover as gun shots were being heard at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2013
Police react on Capitol Hill October 3, 2013 in Washington, DC, after shots fired were reported near 2nd Street NW and Constitution Avenue on Capitol Hill.
Law enforcement vehicles converge on the scene of a shooting on Constitution Avenue outside the Hart U.S. Senate Office Building as seen from inside the lobby of the building on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 3, 2013
Rescue personnel evacuate a person from a crashed vehicle following a shooting near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 3, 2013
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents patrol the area after gunshots were fired outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, October 3, 2013
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