A lockdown that was ordered after shots were fired outside the United States Capitol was lifted, Thursday afternoon and those inside the Capitol were no longer being ordered to "shelter in place," according to Fox News. According to U.S. Capitol Police, officers were injured. One person could be seen being carried off in a stretcher.
An eyewitness told Fox News the incident began when a woman tried to ram a gate near the White House and her vehicle came to a stop near the Capitol building. Sources said several police cars boxed in the vehicle, the driver got out and five or six shots were fired. Witnesses saw a baby being taken from the car.
Lawmakers were debating a series of small spending bills, amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.