Attempted Breach at White House; Capitol Was in Lockdown After Shots Fired
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Attempted Breach at White House; Capitol Was in Lockdown After Shots Fired --Police Shoot Suspect Identified as 34-year-old Miriam Carey --'Witness saw increased police presence, heard sirens before shots were heard' --Kasie Hunt, MSNBC 3:40PM EDT live --'Tourists instructed to get down on the ground, on their stomachs.. and then were evacuated.' --Luke Russert --Confident 'this was not an accident' --Media conference spokesperson --Shots fired at two different locations --Pennsylvania Avenue Closed --Secret Service engaged in car chase after incident began at White House; shots then fired --Several police officers injured --'There were already police cars going by before we heard the shots.' --Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) --Congress ordered to 'shelter in place' --House and Senate in recess --FBI, SWAT teams on premises; law enforcement descended on scene --Helicopter landed in front of Reflecting Pool near Capitol --'15 shots heard in rapid succession' 03 Oct 2013
http://www.legitgov.org/Capitol-locked-down-after-shots-fired-Pennsylvania-Avenue-closed