Police open fire after driver strikes cruiser near US Capitol

Published Wed, Mar 29, 2017 · 02:54 PM
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[WASHINGTON] US Capitol Police officers opened fire after a man drove into a police cruiser near the Capitol and then tried to run over officers on Wednesday, a spokeswoman for Washington's Metropolitan Police Department said.

The man was arrested after the incident at the base of Capitol Hill, and no one was injured, the spokeswoman said.

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