华盛顿发生枪击事件国会大厦已封锁_BEC初级作文

华盛顿发生枪击事件国会大厦已封锁

"I got that from multiple sources - that they think she may have had some mental health issues,"he said. "Obviously the way she responded at the gate near the White House and then turningaround and hitting Secret Service."

The woman was a resident of Connecticut and the girl in the car was her daughter, McCaulsaid.

When the shooting erupted, lawmakers were trying to find a solution to a budget impasse thatpartially shut down the U.S. government this week. The Capitol was locked down for about anhour during the incident.

Lawmakers were told to shelter in place on the floor of the House. Outside, some tourists werefrightened.

"I was just eating a hot dog over here and I heard about four or five gunshots, and then aswarm of police cars came in wailing their sirens," said Whit Dabney, 13, who was visitingWashington from Louisville, Kentucky, and heard the shots a couple of blocks away.

Witness Travis Gilbert said several police cars chased the black sedan at high speed towardthe Capitol.

"They ran all the red lights. It was a very dangerous situation," Gilbert said.

Hit by car

Two officers were hurt in Thursday's incident. One was a Secret Service officer who was struckby the suspect's car outside the White House, Donovan said.

The other was a Capitol Police officer whose car struck a barricade during the mid-afternoonchase. It ranged over about a mile and a half and lasted just a few minutes, officials said.