Crime & Safety

U.S. Capitol Shooting: One Officer Injured After High-Speed Chase

Reports say one injured at Capitol Hill shooting.

A police officer was injured and the U.S. Capitol and neighboring government buildings went into lockdown Thursday afternoon when gunshots were fired on Capitol Hill following a high-speed car chase from the White House.

The officer was injured when his cruiser was struck by a woman fleeing police in a late-model black car, apparently with a child inside, police said.

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