Man dead after crashing car, opening fire near US Capitol, report says
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Source: Independent UK
A man is reportedly dead after allegedly ramming his car into a barricade near the US Capitol, causing it to catch fire, before producing a weapon and shooting indiscriminately near the building.
The shocking scene was first reported early Sunday morning by PBS Newss Lisa Desjardins, citing multiple sources. US Capitol police has not yet released an official account of the attack; The Independent has reached out for comment and verification.
Agency sources did confirm the incident in a news release shortly after the PBS story broke, noting that the crash occurred around 4.00 eastern time. At this time, it does not appear the man was targeting any Members of Congress, who are on recess, and it does not appear officers fired their weapons, read the agencys statement.
When our officers heard the sound of gunfire, they immediately responded and were approaching the man when he shot himself. Nobody else was hurt, it continued.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/capitol-car-crash-man-dead-b2144841.html
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August 14, 2022 | Press Release
Just after 4:00 a.m., a man drove his car into the vehicle barricade at East Capitol Street and Second Street.
While the man was getting out of the car, it became engulfed in flames.
The man then fired several shots into the air along East Capitol Street.
When our officers heard the sound of gunfire, they immediately responded and were approaching the man when he shot himself.
Nobody else was hurt.
At this time, it does not appear the man was targeting any Members of Congress, who are on recess, and it does not appear officers fired their weapons.
Our investigators are looking into the mans background.
DCs Metropolitan Police Department is handling the death investigation.
Marthe48
(16,932 posts)keep attacking one at a time. Easy to defeat. Although this guy destroyed himself.
What the hell is wrong with the lunatics out there?
BWdem4life
(1,658 posts)It starts that way, and if not checked somehow, eventually it snowballs. That's my working assumption anyway - these people desperately want a civil war, and there are enough of them to at least cause some serious damage to the country before it's all over.
Marthe48
(16,932 posts)The authorities kill people protesting for their rights, but give rebels a pass. I don't understand that. Making adjustments to the status quo is a lot cheaper than burning it down and starting over.
ananda
(28,856 posts)nt
JohnnyRingo
(18,623 posts)Assuming they can pry it out.
2naSalit
(86,515 posts)Assuming.
orangecrush
(19,512 posts)gab13by13
(21,290 posts)before he killed himself. Send a fucking message. We are damn close to Civil War.
onenote
(42,684 posts)Law enforcement was approaching him when he shot himself. Were they supposed to open fire from a distance? It all unfolded very very quickly.
And at least no one can claim that this was another Ashli Babbitt situation.
Zambero
(8,964 posts)This miserable cretin did himself in.
Aviation Pro
(12,143 posts)Morons who do this think that this is harmless, but every year people are wounded and killed by rounds falling back to the Earth.
Fucking morons must think steel evaporates in the atmosphere if you shoot it high enough.
Fucking morons.
BumRushDaShow
(128,748 posts)during the fireworks and a couple falling bullets hit 2 cops who were working the event, with thousands out on the Ben Franklin Parkway panicking and scrambling to get out of the area.
The last theory was that the bullets may have come from upwards of over a mile away and the bullets recovered (40 caliber) had been traveling at a relatively "slow" speed by the time they made contact meaning they were most likely dropping out of the air - https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/watch-live-new-details-in-philly-july-4th-fireworks-shooting/3291735/
One of the bullets that had been recovered was actually lodged an injured officer's cap -
hamsterjill
(15,220 posts)And another gripe of mine are people who release balloons. What goes up must come down.
littlemissmartypants
(22,629 posts)From Fish and Wildlife...
Balloons and Wildlife: Please Don't Release Your Balloons
An Open Spaces Blog
https://www.fws.gov/story/2015-08/balloons-and-wildlife-please-dont-release-your-balloons
And...
10 Eco-Friendly Alternatives to a Memorial Balloon Launch
By Linnea Crowther July 17, 2019
https://www.legacy.com/advice/10-eco-friendly-alternatives-to-a-memorial-balloon-launch/
❤ pants
pandr32
(11,574 posts)Piratedog
(256 posts)Traildogbob
(8,709 posts)Bury em all on Golf courses. Rich Oligarchs that live on those courses, doing their business of carving up the planet for themselves, then push these fools to suicide, should provide that space, to their warriors for THEIR wealth. Quit wasting good space planting these mutherfuckers.
SledDriver
(2,058 posts)Traildogbob
(8,709 posts)purr-rat beauty
(543 posts)If trump is the pile of shit he wants to die on, have at it you fly.
pandr32
(11,574 posts)You have a way with words.
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)Right wing media is no longer expressing free speech. They're the ones screaming FIRE in a crowded theater.
And until they face legal consequences, this will get much worse before it gets any better.
Kaleva
(36,294 posts)The ones who'll vote just as gladly for Romney as they did for TFG
peppertree
(21,620 posts)A pied piper, leading their extremist lemmings to their deaths.
Traildogbob
(8,709 posts)How many lives are Fox, Bannon, Jones et al directly responsible for killing. The God and precious life media. From viruses, to guns, to hate, to health care., to pro wars. These people push others to death while ranking in $800,000 a day to spew their shit.
Master Jah-Remi
(40 posts)Why does it feel like our version of self-defense
consists of "Contiue blocking your attackers strikes and absorb damage until, your attacker tires or suddenly realizes how good a person you are and retreats. NEVER ATTACK! This will be seen as partisan and unfair to both your attacker and the media."
padah513
(2,500 posts)What's the difference between what Fox is doing and an Islamic extremist who hypes somebody into strapping on a suicide belt and detonating it?
Naio
(166 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,123 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)Another ruined life and those he knew with this one. Cult 45.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Bengus81
(6,931 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,119 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,105 posts)Aristus
(66,310 posts)Shoot yourself FIRST, then proceed with the rest of the plan!
Woodwizard
(841 posts)The Qanon forums are just foaming at the teeth for violence. A lot will be caught but some will slip through the cracks I hope we don't have a Timothy McVeigh type disaster.
They want to see a total breakdown of the system, the cognitive dissonance is astounding the same people that had meltdowns over a piece of cloth on their face and a vaccine.
AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)most will certainly not tolerate a "Timothy McVeigh type disaster".
Woodwizard
(841 posts)If some nut gets it in their head to do something stupid and is not intercepted beforehand it will happen.
Most of us don't tolerate mass shootings how is that going?
AntiFascist
(12,792 posts)and if we can get that fact through GOP's thick skulls maybe then they will slow down stirring up this shit!
live love laugh
(13,096 posts)herding cats
(19,558 posts)I should be sad for their family but, nah.
If you love a MAGA terrorist plotting to murder people, turn them in before they die avenging the Big Liar.
tiredtoo
(2,949 posts)I have yet to see any confirmation of this.
BumRushDaShow
(128,748 posts)Jessica Kronzer | [email protected]
August 14, 2022, 11:00 AM
(snip)
Capitol Police are investigating the mans background.
The subject has a criminal history over the past 10 years or so, but nothing that, at this point, would link him to anything here at the Capitol, Manger said at a news conference later on Sunday morning.
He has not been identified publicly. D.C. police are handling the investigation into his death.
https://wtop.com/dc/2022/08/police-armed-man-crashes-car-into-barricade-near-us-capitol-before-killing-himself/
Sounds like someone who just snapped.
thecrow
(5,519 posts)he wasnt a Democrat
imavoter
(646 posts)how good security is?
Especially with the domestic terrorism
threat alert at its worst.
Worrisome.
Tarc
(10,476 posts)Sometimes the trash takes itself out. Glad he didn't take any cops with him, at least.
Tom Yossarian Joad
(19,227 posts)onenote
(42,684 posts)It appears that he was a pretty screwed up guy with significant anger issues. This report doesn't describe any express indications of his politics.