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Shots Fired At US Capitol

Posted by timothy on from the no-no-you're-supposed-to-call-it-a-shutdown dept.

skade88 writes with a report that "The United States Capitol has been put on lockdown after shots were fired. Reports indicate a policeman was injured." From the story: "The FBI was responding to the unconfirmed reports of shots, and a helicopter landed in front of the Capitol. A message from the Capitol Police ordered anyone in a House office to 'shelter in place.' 'Close, lock and stay away from external doors and windows,' the message said." Doubtless more to come on this; watch this space for updates. Update: 10/03 19:08 GMT by T : ABC News reports that the shots followed an attempt to ram the White House gates; the police subsequently shot and killed the driver. Other than that the driver was a woman, the reports adds little detail. Update: 10/03 19:19 GMT by T : Reuters' U.S. Politics Live feed is currently collating many reports from the scene. Of note: the lockdown itself was brief, and has been lifted.

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  1. Re:Isn't it empty? by CrimsonAvenger · · Score: 4, Informative

    1) It's a woman.

    2) This started with her ramming her car into the White House gate. Then there was the car chase down in the general direction of the Capitol Building.

    3) Shots were fired. Doesn't say whether she shot first or the police did. Given the ramming the gate of the White House and the car chase, could have gone either way.

    4) She was shot, one police officer was "injured". Not sure whether that means he was shot or not.

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  2. Re:It's about time. by Xabraxas · · Score: 4, Informative

    CIA employees have been furloughed. 70% of CIA analysts have been furloughed.

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  3. Re:Isn't it empty? by bobcat7677 · · Score: 5, Informative

    1. Yes, Preliminary reports are that the suspect is a woman who had a child in the car. 2. "ramming" may have been an embellishment. I heard it described more like she "tried to go through the gate" but security stopped her. 3. There is no confirmation if the "suspect" even had any weapons. From the preliminary reports, it sounds like the shots fired were actually fired by the police to stop the car from getting away. 4. It was just clarified by the capitol police chief that the injured officer was NOT shot but rather struck by a vehicle.

  4. Re:That is what you get... by CrimsonAvenger · · Score: 4, Informative

    ...for enshrining the "right" to bear arms in your constitution. "Gun control? Fuck no, we have the right to wear guns and shoot things, goddammit! Zomglol bless Murrica!"

    It's looking more and more like all the shots fired were by the Police...

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  5. Re:Zombies. by plurgid · · Score: 4, Informative

    you guys have got to be kidding or you've got to be really disconnected from reality.
    almost *every single* member of congress is already *at least* a millionaire. No shit:

    http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2013/01/new-congress-new-and-more-wealth.html

    and it's not like this is even a new thing. It's been this way a LOOONG time.
    So if you honestly think that the salary these d-bags are pulling is anything more than tip money for the golf caddy to these guys you're living in a fantasy land.