Heroic Actions by D.C. Police Lead to Devastating Consequence

WASHINGTON D.C.--  At approximately 2:12pm Eastern Time a woman driving a black Infiniti Sedan attempted to break through an outer perimeter check point at the White House. An officer was struck by the unauthorized vehicle which then fled down Pennsylvania Ave. toward the Capitol building. Gunshots were fired by police at several locations to stop the Sedan. 

After pushing through a barricade the pursuit finally ended at which point more gunshots were fired, inevitably killing the unarmed and unstable female driver. A one-year-old child was in the backseat and was quickly rescued by D.C. police. The child was taken to a medical care facility near by and is in good health.

Police cars line the streets of Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. after an unauthorized vehicle broke through police barricades while being pursued by Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police resulting in gunshots and one death. Two officers were injured while the unarmed female suspect died shortly after the pursuit ended. Photo by Ashley Hattle.

FBI officials drive down Constitution street near the Capitol building in Washington D.C. where the streets have been cordoned off during the ongoing investigation.  Photo by Ashley Hattle.

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine gives the press an initial brief on the gunshots and car chase that occurred at approximately 2:12 pm Eastern Time.  Two officers were injured during the pursuit one Capitol Police Officer and one Secret Service official, both will recover without issue. Photo by Ashley Hattle.

Barricade tape continues to be unraveled and strewn across Louisiana and Constitution Streets on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.  The police vehicle that hit a barricade erected to stop the unauthorized Sedan sits waiting while Metropolitan Police close the streets and force onlookers off the grass and streets.  Photo by Ashley Hattle.

Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan gives details of the investigation underway.  The black Infiniti Sedan first struck temporary security fencing at a White House checkpoint before fleeing towards the Capitol building.  The Sedan also hit a uniformed division officer at this very outer perimeter entrance.  Shots were fired at several locations during the police chase.  Photo by Ashley Hattle.

Chief Dine expands on the facts surrounding the D.C. shooting and chase.  The female driver died from a gunshot wound shortly after the incident ended, but the one-year-old child in the backseat was rescued by an officer and taken to initial medical care near Capitol Hill.  Photo by Ashley Hattle.

Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier talks about the heroic actions taken by Washington D.C. police during the shooting on Oct. 3.  The Metropolitan Police Department, U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Capitol Police are working closely together on the continuing investigation.  Photo by Ashley Hattle.