A man on Sunday morning crashed his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol in Washington before shooting and killing himself, according to the Capitol Police.
The man rammed his car into a barricade at East Capitol Street and Second Street, between the Supreme Court and the Library of Congress, just after 4 a.m., they said.
His vehicle “became engulfed in flames” as he was getting out of it. The man then “fired several shots into the air.”
When police officers heard the gunfire and started approaching the man, he shot himself. Police reported no other injuries.
No officers appeared to have fired their weapons, nor did it appear that any member of Congress was the target, according to the police. Both chambers are on recess and are not scheduled to return until mid-September….