BREAKING: Shots Fired Outside U.S. Capitol

By Bob Owens | 10:10 AM | March 29, 2017

Shots were fired this morning near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Capitol Police responded to the area at Washington Ave and Independence Ave, which is located near the U.S. Botanic Garden and the Rayburn House office building.

BREAKING: DC police say a driver struck a Capitol Police cruiser then tried running over other officers who were on foot. Now in custody.

— Devin Dwyer (@devindwyer) March 29, 2017

BREAKING: Suspect taken into custody after apparently driving into U.S. Capitol Police car, attempting to hit officers, D.C. police say.

— ABC News (@ABC) March 29, 2017

MORE: FBI heading to scene after suspect was taken into custody for apparently driving into U.S. Capitol Police car. https://t.co/RS8qiqcyNs

— ABC News (@ABC) March 29, 2017

Bob Owens is the Editor of BearingArms.com. Bob is a graduate of roughly 400 hours of professional firearms training classes, including square range and force-on force work with handguns and carbines. He is a past volunteer instructor with Project Appleseed. He most recently received his Vehicle Close Quarters Combat Instructor certification from Centrifuge Training, and is the author of the short e-book, So You Want to Own a Gun. He can be found on Twitter at bob_owens.