NBC News Reports Female Suspect Killed After Capitol Car Chase

NBC News is reporting that an unnamed female suspect who allegedly rammed a car into a barricade outside the White House before leading police on a chase past the Capitol Building was shot and killed by police.

NBC was the first network to report that the suspect was dead, both on Twitter in the form of a report from unnamed authorities to NBC News Justice Correspondent Pete Williams and later on the network’s website with the headline, “Shots fired at U.S.Capitol, female suspect killed.”

The report stated that the “suspect — who sources said had a child in the car — was shot and killed, and a shelter-in-place order was lifted at about 3 p.m. At least one Capitol Police officer was injured but apparently not shot.” They also said, “The child was reported to be safe.”

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