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Lawmakers: Shots fired outside Capitol
The Capitol was locked down Thursday after reports that shots were fired outside one of the House office buildings.
Some lawmakers said seven or eight shots were fired, and that they seemed to be coming from the area of the Rayburn House Office Building.
Capitol Police ordered people to remain in the buildings.
It was not immediately clear if anyone was shot or wounded in the gunfire.
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Rep. Gerry Connolly (R-Va.) was standing on a balcony of the U.S. Capitol with Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.) when they heard two burst of gunfire coming from the direction of the Rayburn Office Building.
"It was almost like two very rapid fire bursts, very loud," Connolly said. "They were clearly coming from the direction. That’s when we saw people fleeing, and we realized this was no fireworks. It sounds liked the first volley of a 21-gun salute."
He said he could see people fleeing away from the Rayburn building and police officers running towards it before he was shepherded back into the building.
No other details at this time.
2:25 PM EST Repot
The lockdown is over.
Apparently, the shots fired were the police firing at and killing a female driver of the vehicle that rammed two barricades. Her child was in the back seat and is unharmed.