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Man fires gunshots near U.S. Capitol, dies after crashing car into barricade

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Man who crashed car into barricades near U.S. Capitol is known to police, not linked to Congress: Police
WATCH: Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger provided an update on Sunday regarding an incident involving a man who crashed his car into a Capitol barricade and then shot himself with his gun. Manger said the man is known to police with previous criminal history but nothing is linked to the Capitol – Aug 14, 2022

A man died in an apparent suicide early on Sunday after crashing his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol and firing shots into the air, police said.

While the man was getting out of the crashed car, it became engulfed in flames just after 4 a.m. at East Capitol Street and Second Street, U.S. Capitol Police said.

“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,” Capitol Police said.

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Police said the man then fired several gunshots into the air along East Capitol Street. As police responded and approached, the man shot himself, police said. No one was else injured.

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The death is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, which did not immediately release the man’s identity or any details of his motives.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)

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