The U.S. Capitol was put on a security lockdown Thursday afternoon after a car chase and gunshots were fired outside the building.
Shots Fired Outside US Capitol
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People run for cover as police converge to the site of a shooting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 3, 2013.
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People take cover as gun shots were heard at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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Police react on Capitol Hill after shots fired were reported.
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Capitol police on alret outside the Capitol Hill in a lockdown after shots were fired near the building. (Diaa Bekheet/VOA)
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A police helicopter carrying an injured police officer takes off the Capitol a few minutes after shots were fired near the building. (Diaa Bekheet/VOA)
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Tourists react to the shooting outside the Capitol. (Sandra Lemaire/VOA)
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Security outside the Capitol after shots were fired near the building. (Diaa Bekheet/VOA)
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This view from the Russell Senate Office Building shows police converging on the scene of the shooting on Capitol Hill.
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Emergency personnel stand near a police car after gunshots were fired outside the U.S. Capitol building.
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Capitol Police officers look at a car following a shooting on Capitol Hill.
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Capitol Police and medics take a shooting victim away on a stretcher at the site of a shooting on Capitol Hill.
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Emergency personal help an injured person after a shooting on Capitol Hill.
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Rescue personnel stand around a smashed Capitol Police vehicle following a shooting near the Capitol.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation agents patrol after gunshots were fired outside the Capitol.