July 15, 2009
Posted: July 15th, 2009 06:50 PM ET

WASHINGTON (CNN) – U.S. Capitol Police shot and killed a man Wednesday afternoon near the Capitol campus, a police spokeswoman said.

According to spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider, the man fled in his vehicle after Capitol police stopped him for a routine traffic stop.

As he drove away, the man struck an officer, who was injured, she said.

The man then drove the wrong way down a one-way street. At some point, he produced a weapon and ignored police commands to drop it, according to Schneider. Police then shot the suspect, killing him, she said.

She did not identify the suspect.

The shooting, which occurred shortly after 5 p.m., drew emergency vehicles to the area around the Capitol building and caused police to temporarily seal some entrances to the complex.

An e-mail sent from Capitol police to all staff members of the House of Representatives said the incident was "isolated" and was "unrelated to the security of the Capitol Complex."

It added, "All buildings are open under normal operations."

(Updated at 6:50 p.m. EDT with additional information.)

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60's survivor   July 15th, 2009 10:30 pm ET

guns the fabric of our society!! I am so glad the democrats are in control. just wish they didn't have to appease the "right". I am so tired of their basic meaness. Obama will win in the end. he is no quitter.

John from California   July 15th, 2009 9:12 pm ET

So what?

amy   July 15th, 2009 8:32 pm ET

Why is a crazy person like this allowed to own a gun?

Donkey Party   July 15th, 2009 7:58 pm ET

Obviously another right-wing extremist driven by the hatred preached by Limbaugh, O'Reily, Beck, Savage (Weiner), Hannity, and the rest of the goons at Fox News and the GOP Party. All these sub-humans want to see is the destruction of America and it's government. They are treasonous little pissants that all deserve capitol punishment.

Claire, NY   July 15th, 2009 7:41 pm ET

I think there should be an investigation. Really.

Gator   July 15th, 2009 7:40 pm ET

Wonder if he was a Democrat or a Republican

GI Joe   July 15th, 2009 7:29 pm ET

Hmmmm – wonder if he had a gun permit? Smart enough to have the money for a Mercedez, but not smart enough to follow the law?

Hmmmmm

Dutch/Bad Newz, VA   July 15th, 2009 7:11 pm ET

4 what? stop posting articles without all the details.

david, CA   July 15th, 2009 7:03 pm ET

No where to post cept here- so...

Palin resigns because "going with the flow" (aka keeping her promise to the people of Alaska who elected her to serve a full four years) would have been too easy.

Sanford refuses to resign because resigning would be too easy.

barrystash   July 15th, 2009 6:56 pm ET

Incredible. I would have thought the police would have been instructed by the Obamots by now on how to deal with a situation like this. They just need to talk to the shooter, convince him to lay his weapon down. Violence begets violence. No more fighting gun shots with gun shots. We must all live together, thats what the good book says (Saul Alynsky's book that is). All Hail the Obama !

Pro-Life except when Police Kill   July 15th, 2009 6:44 pm ET

I guess the security guards forgot to bring their Tasers to work. This calls for an investigation.

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