Shots Fired Outside US Capitol

People run for cover as police converge to the site of a shooting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 3, 2013.

People take cover as gun shots were heard at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Police react on Capitol Hill after shots fired were reported.

Capitol police on alret outside the Capitol Hill in a lockdown after shots were fired near the building. (Diaa Bekheet/VOA)

A police helicopter carrying an injured police officer takes off the Capitol a few minutes after shots were fired near the building. (Diaa Bekheet/VOA)

Tourists react to the shooting outside the Capitol. (Sandra Lemaire/VOA)

Security outside the Capitol after shots were fired near the building. (Diaa Bekheet/VOA)

This view from the Russell Senate Office Building shows police converging on the scene of the shooting on Capitol Hill.

Emergency personnel stand near a police car after gunshots were fired outside the U.S. Capitol building.

Capitol Police officers look at a car following a shooting on Capitol Hill.

Capitol Police and medics take a shooting victim away on a stretcher at the site of a shooting on Capitol Hill.

Emergency personal help an injured person after a shooting on Capitol Hill.

Rescue personnel stand around a smashed Capitol Police vehicle following a shooting near the Capitol.

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents patrol after gunshots were fired outside the Capitol.