Shots were fired near the U.S. Capitol Thursday afternoon, after a car chase that ended in a female driver dead.
According to reports, the driver first tried to breach a White House security barrier before speeding away down Pennsylvania Avenue. The driver was pursued and a confronted took place with shots being fired when woman got out of the vehicle, near the U.S. Capitol building.
Ear witnesses report that about 4-5 shots were fired and the woman was killed. There are reports too, that a baby was in the car at the time of the incident.
The woman’s motives are not clear at this time.