UPDATE: It is said, the driver of the car was a woman in her 30s who was shot and killed. It is said the child somewhere between 1-3 years in age is not shot [and, as we can imagine, there are and will be more updates on the actual psychological and physical condition of the child.] Eyewitnesses describe the woman driver acting with reckless disregard, crashing into cars, barriers and refusing to stop when ordered. There is at present no motive for the driver’s actions. Stay tuned. A bit more here at WaPo.
UPDATE: Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine says the incident is not one of terrorism. That is is an isolated incident. It is said “The shooting, which came just two weeks after a shooter killed a dozen people at the nearby Washington Navy Yard, led Capitol Police to order the U.S. Capitol locked down for about half an hour.” Read more here at LAT
UPDATE: The suspect is female
and it appears she had a young girlchild with her in the car.
The child was removed to safety by police officers. More at CNN
UPDATE: Lockdown lifted: The US Capitol police are going to give a news conference in a few minutes from now, 12:58pm MT. There is additional speculation that an earlier car chase may have been the locus of the shots fired. US Secret Service persons are telling news reporters on the ground there, that a car that was being chased tried to ram through the physical barriers set up for heightened security in front of the White House. In first reports, it is said one security officer was shot and Med-E-vac-ed. We wait to hear the press conference via US Capitol police. {the updates appear to be that the police officer’s car was run into t-bone by the woman car driver, injuring the officer. Stay tuned as more news comes in later tonight and tomorrow]
Gunshots have been fired at the Capitol, all persons have been ordered to take cover and ‘shelter in place.’
The shutdown [engineered by Culberson & Co,] has been speculated on by some in cable news to have seemingly short-changed protection on the ground. Police, FBI and all others in security have been rushing in to help protect and to find the shooter. As of 12:53pm MT, it is said the President and family are safe. It is speculated the taking cover by all persons, including families and child tourists is ongoing.