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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 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. |
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