October 04, 2013
Police in Washington are searching for clues as to why a woman led
them on an erratic car chase from the White House to the Capitol on
Thursday before being shot and killed by authorities.Lawmakers and other staffers in the U.S. Capitol Building were put on lockdown for about an hour as the situation unfolded, but police say there never was a threat to lawmakers inside the building.
Police say the driver of a black sedan attempted to breach a security barrier at the White House before leading police on a chase through the streets near the Capitol Building. Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier said shots were fired in at least two locations before the driver was shot to death inside her vehicle. Lanier said she is "pretty confident" the driver's actions were not an accident.
Police say a one-year-old child removed from the car after the shooting is in good condition.
Authorities said two officers were hurt in the incident, but that both are in good condition and expected to recover. They do not believe the incident is related to the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.
Washington's Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the incident, with help from three other branches of law enforcement: the U.S. Capitol Police, the U.S. Secret Service, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI.
A witness told VOA's Indonesian service he was less than 20 meters away when he saw a car racing toward the Capitol pursued by police cars. He said police stopped the car and approached it with guns drawn and ordered the driver out.
Instead, the witness said, the driver accelerated in reverse, smashing into a police car and spinning around. The driver then began to speed off, and police fired into the car.
U.S.-funded Alhurra TV captured footage of what appeared to be a chaotic car chase.
WATCH: Alhurra TV chase footage
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