BREAKING: External threat Alert Outside US Capitol Building
Photo by Jacqui Heinrich - Congressional Correspondent
From the Russell Senate Office Building just across Constitution Avenue.
WASHINGTON D.C. (News Release) - U.S. Capital Police (USCP) are responding to the North Barricade vehicle access point along Independence Avenue for reports someone rammed a vehicle into two USCP officers.
A suspect is in custody. Both officers are injured. All three have been transported to the hospital.
This is a breaking story and we’ll update as soon as more information becomes available.
This video is taken from the Russell Senate Office Building just across Constitution Avenue. You can see a dark colored car smashed into one of the vehicle barriers guarding the Capitol Plaza on the Senate side.
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) April 2, 2021
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A vehicle may have tried to forcibly enter the Capitol plaza at the Senate side security checkpoint. https://t.co/ZbUTyPfr2q
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) April 2, 2021
