# US Capitol Locked Down - Shots Fired **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 3, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288 "2013-10-03T18:35:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/1 "2013-10-03T18:35:43Z")
Just got a call from a co-worker - there’s been shots fired at the Capitol. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/2 "2013-10-03T18:37:28Z")
News brief: [Capitol Hill shots fired: Capitol Police: Suspect killed after car chase - POLITICO](http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/shots-fired-capitol-hill-97808.html) ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/3 "2013-10-03T18:43:05Z")
Shooter in custody? [https://twitter.com/peteschroeder/status/385834173107564544](https://twitter.com/peteschroeder/status/385834173107564544) > [@@peteshroeder](#): > > Capitol official says shooter in custody, one officer “injured but not wounded.” More: > **[Capitol Goes On Lockdown After Shots Fired Outside](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/capitol-lockdown_n_4038560)** > > Capitol Goes On Lockdown After Shots Fired Outside ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/4 "2013-10-03T18:51:26Z")
This will not bode well for the Tea Party, regardless of the shooter’s political affiliation. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/5 "2013-10-03T18:52:11Z")
NBC is currently reporting that this started when someone tried to breach the White House. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/6 "2013-10-03T18:52:11Z")
BBC is covering it and showing live pictures. They’re saying one officer injured, but there’s no word about anyone in custody. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/7 "2013-10-03T19:00:35Z")
BBC is reporting the lockdown is over, there _may_ have been one arrest, and there appear to be “several injuries.” ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/8 "2013-10-03T19:04:12Z")
CNN has live video of a damaged police vehicle involved in incident. NBC News reports incident began when someone tried to crash the White House gates. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/9 "2013-10-03T19:06:05Z")
BBC is on the phone with someone in a building in Washington who can see the scene out her window. She says that police car has been banged up, with the air bag deployed. Says it seems to be the center of attention by the police. EDIT: Yes, I’m seeing the police car now. Looks fucked up. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/10 "2013-10-03T19:07:02Z")
Just assume half of what we’re hearing right now is wrong and wait until there are more concrete details. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/11 "2013-10-03T19:07:55Z")
ABC News reported that a woman was killed… tweeted out around 12 pm. Apparently the car was trying to breach the White House gate. All clear on Penna Ave., so suspect may have been “neutralized.” Driver was headed to Capitol, a Secret Service car was wrecked in pursuit. Sheesh. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/12 "2013-10-03T19:10:32Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > This will not bode well for the Tea Party, regardless of the shooter’s political affiliation. Why is this? ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/13 "2013-10-03T19:11:31Z")
Am reading various posts on Facebook where local news outlets have posted the breaking news. I am appaulled at the number of FB posts to these news stories calling for violence against the president and Congress. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/14 "2013-10-03T19:14:48Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > Why is this? They’re the ones associated with the “2nd Amendment solution.” Some nut with a gun trying to do…something to the President or Congress is going to rather graphically illustrate their disconnect with reality. But not to worry. I’m betting Alex Jones is already calling it a false flag op to discredit True Americans. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/15 "2013-10-03T19:15:29Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > Why is this? If you put aside the usual SDMB logic and debate for a minute, I expect ordinary people to start chaining this story to guns in general, gun nuts, conservative, hatred of government all the way to Tea Party. I’m already seeing it on Facebook posts. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/16 "2013-10-03T19:17:40Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > If you put aside the usual SDMB logic and debate for a minute, I expect ordinary people to start chaining this story to guns in general, gun nuts, conservative, hatred of government all the way to Tea Party. I’m already seeing it on Facebook posts. Also, and this is pure speculation, but I have a hunch this woman is upset about the shutdown (maybe out of work because of it) and the Tea Party is the group that’s keeping us shut down. So between that and the gun stuff, I can see this hurting their cause. ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/17 "2013-10-03T19:19:47Z")
People are mad as hell. it’s inevitable that this would happen, sadly. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/18 "2013-10-03T19:20:53Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I’m betting Alex Jones is already calling it a false flag op to discredit True Americans. Google isn’t returning anything recent for capitol hill shots fired on site:prisonplanet.com yet. Give it time. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/19 "2013-10-03T19:22:06Z")
I just watched footage of a cop on a stretcher being loaded onto a helicopter by paramedics, so that part is true, about a policeman injured. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288/20 "2013-10-03T19:23:09Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > Google isn’t returning anything recent for capitol hill shots fired on site: [prisonplanet.com](http://prisonplanet.com) yet. Give it time. He must be at lunch. 😛 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-capitol-locked-down-shots-fired/670288.md?page=2)