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Police chase in Washington ends in shooting and crash Police chase in Washington ends in shooting and crash
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A police chase in Washington DC ended in gunfire, sparking panic at the White House and US Capitol and leaving a police officer injured in a road crash.A police chase in Washington DC ended in gunfire, sparking panic at the White House and US Capitol and leaving a police officer injured in a road crash.
The chase, gunfire and wreck were "isolated", and not an act of terror, a senior police official said.The chase, gunfire and wreck were "isolated", and not an act of terror, a senior police official said.
A female suspect was said to be in custody, though some media outlets reported she had been killed. A female suspect was shot dead by police. A one-year-old girl was taken from the car by the officers.
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.
The incident began at the White House at 14:18 local time (18:18 GMT) when a vehicle tried to pass a barricade, police said.The incident began at the White House at 14:18 local time (18:18 GMT) when a vehicle tried to pass a barricade, police said.
Officers with the US Secret Service attempted to stop the vehicle, then pursued it before it struck a Capitol Police vehicle near the Capitol, Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine said.Officers with the US Secret Service attempted to stop the vehicle, then pursued it before it struck a Capitol Police vehicle near the Capitol, Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine said.
A video obtained by the BBC shows officers surrounding a black car with guns drawn near the Capitol. The driver then speeds away, leading police in a chase.A video obtained by the BBC shows officers surrounding a black car with guns drawn near the Capitol. The driver then speeds away, leading police in a chase.
Senators, congressmen, staffers and journalists reported hearing shots at the US Capitol building, where the Congress and Senate sit. The complex of buildings were briefly locked down.Senators, congressmen, staffers and journalists reported hearing shots at the US Capitol building, where the Congress and Senate sit. The complex of buildings were briefly locked down.
"We heard pops, three, four, five pops," said Senator Sherrod Brown, who said he was outside the building and ordered to duck behind a car."We heard pops, three, four, five pops," said Senator Sherrod Brown, who said he was outside the building and ordered to duck behind a car.
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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