Two U.S. Capitol Police officers are injured after a car apparently rammed them at a barricade at the Capitol on Friday afternoon, Capitol Police said.
"USCP is responding to the North Barricade vehicle access point along [Constitution] Avenue for reports someone rammed a vehicle into two USCP officers," USCP said in a statement on Twitter. "A suspect is in custody. Both officers are injured. All three have been transported to the hospital."
Video from reporters at the scene posted on Twitter appeared to show a car that had crashed into a barrier. In the videos, at least two people were carried on stretchers into waiting ambulances.
The U.S. Capitol was placed under lockdown amid what Capitol Police described as "an external security threat."
No entry or exit is being permitted, and police said: "If you are outside, seek cover."
A statement from the Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D.C.'s police force, said: "A call came in at approximately 1:05 pm to the unit block of Constitution Ave, NE, for the report of a possible shooting." MPD provided no other details.
The incidents comes less than three months after the Jan. 6 riot that exposed serious flaws in the Capitol's security apparatus.
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