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Shots have been fired near the US Capitol in Washington DC after a high-speed police chase.Shots have been fired near the US Capitol in Washington DC after a high-speed police chase.
Chief Kim Dine of the Capitol Police told reporters it was an "isolated incident", not an act of terrorism.Chief Kim Dine of the Capitol Police told reporters it was an "isolated incident", not an act of terrorism.
A police officer was injured in a crash, he said, and a suspect is in custody. President Obama was briefed on the incident. A police officer was injured in a crash, he said. A suspect - reportedly a woman - was in custody, although some media reported the suspect was dead.
The shooting happened two weeks after 12 people were killed and three injured in a shooting at nearby Navy Yard.The shooting happened two weeks after 12 people were killed and three injured in a shooting at nearby Navy Yard.
An eyewitness told the BBC he heard 10-12 shots following a car chase near the Capitol. An eyewitness told the BBC he heard 10-12 shots following the car chase near the Capitol.
The action began at the White House, where a car reportedly struck a security bollard, which initiated a police chase to the US Capitol. Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine told reporters the incident began at the White House at 14:18 local time (16:18 GMT) when a vehicle tried to pass a barricade.
Some senators were reportedly outside when they heard shots fired and saw police pull over a car in front of a Senate building after a high-speed chase. Officers with the US Secret Service attempted to stop the vehicle, then pursued it before it struck a Capitol Police vehicle near the Capitol, Mr Dine said.
A video obtained by BBC and reportedly filmed near the Capitol shows officers surrounding a black car with guns drawn. The driver then speeds away, leading a police vehicle in a chase around a traffic circle.
Some senators were reportedly near the Capitol when they heard shots fired and saw police pull over a car in front of a Senate building after a high-speed chase.
"I heard a pop pop pop and we were told to get down," Senator Bob Casey told the New York Times."I heard a pop pop pop and we were told to get down," Senator Bob Casey told the New York Times.
Chief Dine said it is believed a child was in the car. There are no details on the condition of the suspect, identified as a woman in media reports. Chief Dine said police believed a child was in the car. There are no details on the condition of the suspect, identified as a woman in media reports.
The chief said he believed the police officer struck by the car was breathing and conscious.
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