Shooting at DC Capitol

[SW357]

Just came across the wire, no link yet. Rumor is "assault" weapon, one in custody.

[thatJeffguy]

Those darn assault rifles!

[jcabin]

A shooting has taken place outside the Capitol Building in Washington DC and a 35-year-old is being rushed to hospital.


It is not known at this time why the shooting took place or who the 35-year-old victim could be.

Some of the areas around the Capitol Building have been sealed off by police.

WUSA-TV is reporting that police were involved in the shooting, and up to 10 shots were fired.

ETA: According to our sister station, WJLA in Washington, the shooting happened at about 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time.

The person -- a civilian was shot, some sources say, by Capitol police. The person was taken to a hospital for treatment and their condition was not immediately available

[Morel42]

Thank God for Gun laws that keep this stuff from happening...

Oh.. wait.. eerrr.

/sigh

[larrymeyer]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...hooModule_News

Police: Man shot and killed near Capitol


WASHINGTON (AP) — Police shot a 35-year-old man near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in what authorities described as a routine traffic stop that turned deadly. The unidentified man was shot after brandishing a weapon, police said. He died shortly after the late afternoon melee, in which eyewitnesses said multiple gunshots were fired.
Police briefly sealed off part of the Capitol as a precaution.

Robert Drumm, a tourist from Oklahoma visiting the nation's capital with his family, said in an interview, "There were so many gunshots being fired my family got down."

Drumm said he saw one victim, not wearing a police uniform, taken away in an ambulance.

Drumm said he first noticed trouble when he saw one car speeding and being chased by a police vehicle.

Numerous emergency vehicles converged quickly in the area.

Another witness, Dale Lanigan of Toledo, Ohio, described a similar scene, although he said two police cars gave chase.

As the car went past him, Lanigan said, "the driver had one hand on the wheel and it looked like he was reaching for something."

Lanigan said he then heard shots and police ordered him to get away. He said the driver of the car was taken away in an ambulance.

[HiredGoon]

Police shoot and kill armed man near US Capitol

By Ben Evans, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON – A chaotic scene unfolded near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after police shot and killed an armed man in what authorities described as a routine rush hour traffic stop that turned deadly.

U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Schneider said the unidentified 35-year-old man refused to stop at the checkpoint about two blocks north of the Capitol complex. The man drove the wrong way down a street and struck two officers with his car — one on foot and the other on a motorcycle, Schneider said. The two officers received minor injuries.

Police opened fire after the man brandished a handgun and refused to put it down, said Schneider, who described the melee as "very fast moving, very fluid."

"The officers felt they were being threatened — they were in fear for their lives," Schneider said.

She did not know if the man fired at police first. District of Columbia Fire Department spokesman Pete Piringer said the man was being taken to a hospital. It was not clear where he died.

The late afternoon scare occurred as lawmakers were wrapping up a third day of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Police briefly sealed off part of the Capitol as a precaution, but the buildings were reopened about a half hour later. Authorities said the shooting was not related to the Capitol complex.

"We hear pop, pop, pop, like a gun," said Carol Lanigan, of Toledo, Ohio, describing how she saw a white car come flying down the street with two police cars behind chasing it.

She said she heard about four or five shots.

"There were so many gunshots being fired my family got down," said Robert Drumm, a tourist from Oklahoma who was visiting the nation's capital with his family.

Drumm said he saw someone being taken away in an ambulance. He said he first noticed trouble when he saw one car speeding and being chased by a police vehicle.

Numerous emergency vehicles converged quickly in the area.

Another witness, Dale Lanigan of Toledo, Ohio, described a similar scene, although he said two police cars gave chase.

As the car went past him, Lanigan said, "the driver had one hand on the wheel and it looked like he was reaching for something."

Lanigan said he then heard shots and police ordered him to get away.
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Associated Press writers Gillian Gaynair and Lara Jakes contributed to this report

[edstephan]

This could not have happened. It's a lie. There are laws in DC that you can't own handguns.




An OC Activist and 1 of the 3%
Ed Stephan

[tommy610]

Originally Posted by edstephan

This could not have happened. It's a lie. There are laws in DC that you can't own handguns.

I fall for that every time I read it.

[7998]

Originally Posted by edstephan

This could not have happened. It's a lie. There are laws in DC that you can't own handguns.




An OC Activist and 1 of the 3%
Ed Stephan

There isn't enough laws. Thats the problem Ed. If they limited the shooter to only purchasing 1 firearm a month, or banned "assault rifles" this would have never happened.

[ReconLdr]

Originally Posted by 7998

There isn't enough laws. Thats the problem Ed. If they limited the shooter to only purchasing 1 firearm a month, or banned "assault rifles" this would have never happened.

Don't forget the evil car he used to transport the pistol he was carrying. We should ban cars too.