Shots fired outside US Capitol
October 3, 2013
The Capitol building is no longer on lockdown after shots where fired outside at approximately 2:26 EST. While Senate was in session, Rep. Gerry Connolly (R-Virginia) and Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-Pennsylvania) saw gunshots being fired, and people fleeing at the Capitol, according to a Washington Post article. One Capitol police officer was injured, and subsequently airlifted to a nearby hospital.
According to news reports, the situation began with a car chase, and there no apparent ties to terrorism.