Police open fire after driver strikes patrol car near U.S. Capitol


  • World
  • Wednesday, 29 Mar 2017

Capitol Hill police block traffic after a car whose driver struck a Capitol Police cruiser and then tried to run over officers, near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman was arrested near the U.S. Capitol in Washington after police said she drove erratically, crashed into another vehicle and tried to run over officers on Wednesday.

No one was hurt during the morning commotion, during which police fired shots, and the incident did not appear related to terrorism, Capitol Police spokeswoman Eva Malecki told reporters.

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