Shots Fired at US Capitol Building in DC

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Oct 3, 2013 2:23pm
Saw it reported on Twitter by Luke Russert.
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Oct 3, 2013 2:26pm
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Oct 3, 2013 2:26pm
Jesus
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Oct 3, 2013 2:28pm
The Capitol Building is about 4 blocks from the Navy Yard. Crazy in DC.
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Oct 3, 2013 2:28pm
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Oct 3, 2013 2:32pm
Report is one capitol officer injured
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Oct 3, 2013 2:41pm
Crazy. I was thinking about riding my bike down there, but I got side tracked.
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Oct 3, 2013 2:47pm
I can see the capitol on my drive home - better not fuck up my commute.
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Oct 3, 2013 2:47pm
I saw a report that said police were chasing a car, cornered it and the suspect started shooting. Just happened to be in the area of the Capitol. No idea if that is true, we know how reliable these early reports are. But it sure made it sound like it didn't have a single thing to do with the Capitol.
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Oct 3, 2013 2:51pm
Just saw on Twitter that a female suspect has been shot and killed.
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Oct 3, 2013 2:51pm
Sounds like they cornered the car after chasing it down after the car tried to ram the gates of the White House and failed.
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Oct 3, 2013 2:52pm
What kind of idiot thinks they can ram a car through the gates at the White House...as if they haven't thought of that....
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gut
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Oct 3, 2013 2:52pm
Radio saying the suspect tried to ram a barricade at/near WH, then fled to the Capitol. Suspect is a woman and is dead.
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Oct 3, 2013 2:53pm
I thought it was illegal to own guns in DC.
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gut
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Oct 3, 2013 2:53pm
wildcats20;1512085 wrote:Just saw on Twitter that a female suspect has been shot and killed.
She probably snapped after she was unable to register for Obamakare yesterday and have her abortion :)
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Oct 3, 2013 2:56pm
I guess the congressmen/women will have to take the day off from taking the day off.
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Oct 3, 2013 2:57pm
Blame it on the shutdown in 3...2...
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Oct 3, 2013 3:08pm
Apple;1512090 wrote:I thought it was illegal to own guns in DC.
Yep. And of course one of my raging liberal friends on facebook who lives in DC posted this:
Shooting is over. Now Congress can get back to not passing gun legislation.
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Oct 3, 2013 3:10pm
You should inform your friend that DC has some of the strictest gun laws in the country.
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Oct 3, 2013 3:11pm
She did this with a child in the vehicle. Classy.
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Oct 3, 2013 3:12pm
sleeper;1512104 wrote:You should inform your friend that DC has some of the strictest gun laws in the country.
His head is too far up Obama's ass he wouldn't know how to process that information.
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Oct 3, 2013 3:13pm
I have yet to even read a report that she had a gun....not saying she didn't, but has that been confirmed? Just because there were shots fired doesn't mean she fired any, if you try to ram your way onto 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue they're going to shoot you whether you have a gun or not.
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Oct 3, 2013 3:16pm
On fox they said she shot from her car and the police waited for the go ahead to take action,then forced her off the road and exchanged fire.
CNN is a little different. They say she fired shots at the scene we see on TV. They don't mention the shots before though.
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Oct 3, 2013 3:16pm
Me?;1512108 wrote:I have yet to even read a report that she had a gun....not saying she didn't, but has that been confirmed? Just because there were shots fired doesn't mean she fired any, if you try to ram your way onto 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue they're going to shoot you whether you have a gun or not.
Good point.
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Oct 3, 2013 3:18pm
Yeah, now I'm seeing reports of exchanged fire.