Live: Congress locked down due to shooter situation

People in Senate office buildings and the Capitol "shelter in place" Thursday afternoon because of a reported shooter.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said there was one person injured, CNN's Dana Bash reports
Emergency vehicles swarmed the area of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday
Updates below; also, read the full story.

3rd & 7 37yd

by CNN's Steve Almasy 10/3/2013 7:30:20 PM
Capitol Police say an officer was injured in a crash. The police are working two accident locations, authorities say. A law enforcement source tells John King that the officer's injuries are not life-threatening.
by Jason.Hanna 10/3/2013 7:38:35 PM
Police gave a short news conference. Details:

-- A vehicle attempted to pass a barricade near the White House at about 2:15 p.m. ET, and the Secret Service tried to stop it.

-- Shots were "potentially fired," and a chase of the vehicle began.

-- A police officer was injured in a crash at 1st and Constitution Avenue.

-- The chase ended up at 2nd and Maryland, near the Capitol, and the suspect's vehicle crashed into a barricade.

-- The condition of the suspect isn't available.

-- No information that the incident was related to terrorism.
by Athena Jones via twitter 10/3/2013 7:41:02 PM
by Jason.Hanna 10/3/2013 7:44:11 PM
Source: Driver is a woman.
by CNN's Steve Almasy 10/3/2013 7:46:40 PM
Jack Mead first shared this photo on Instagram. ' I grabbed my camera and biked over as soon as I heard what was going on but only got to take pictures for 10 minutes before the secret service moved the perimeter back a block and told all of the reporters to grab their gear and leave the area immediately surrounding Capitol Hill.'
by Zeke Miller via twitter 10/3/2013 9:12:16 PM
B.J. Campbell, a tourist from Portland, tells me he witnessed the car drive past a White House security barrier nation.time.com/2013/10/03/gun…
by CNN's Steve Almasy 10/3/2013 9:23:57 PM
CNN's Deb Feyerick says the woman driving the black car was shot several times, according to her sources.
by CNN's Steve Almasy 10/3/2013 9:41:22 PM
by The Lead CNN via twitter retweeted by jaketapper 10/3/2013 9:54:45 PM
Sources: Officer freed with jaws of life -@DebFeyerickCNN reports for #TheLead thelead.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/03/sou…
by CNN's Steve Almasy 10/3/2013 10:01:11 PM
Video: Track the car chase that ended near Capitol
by CNN's Steve Almasy 10/3/2013 10:07:16 PM
A U.S. Capitol Police officer injured during a police chase between the White House and the U.S. Capitol "is going to be fine," officials said Thursday evening. The officer is a 23-year veteran.
by CNN's Steve Almasy 10/3/2013 10:08:34 PM
The child in the car today is 1 year old, Capitol Police say
by CNN's Steve Almasy 10/3/2013 10:59:30 PM
The female motorist who led police on a chase through the heart of Washington was hit by gunfire and has been pronounced dead, said D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier.
by CNN's Steve Almasy 10/3/2013 11:26:35 PM
From CNN Senior Producer Rose Arce, who is outside the condo complex in Connecticut where the suspect lived: "Two neighbors said they had never seen the woman emerge from her first-floor apartment nor had they seen the child."

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