In Washington, a car rammed the Capitol fence, there were injuries

In Washington, an unidentified man rammed a car around the fence around the Capitol, two police officers were injured, said police . The driver was arrested and taken to the hospital along with the police.

Police blocked the Capitol building due to reports of shooting nearby, reports Associated Press. Entry and exit from the Congress building is prohibited, people were advised to stay away from doors and windows.

The Washington Post journalist reports , citing sources, that the driver of the car received a gunshot wound, the injured police officers are in critical condition. NBC News also reports that at least one person was shot and two police officers injured.

MSNBC reporter Pete Williams later reported that the driver of the car had died. According to the TV channel, he got out of the car with a knife and was shot dead by Capitol police.

NBC News correspondent Jake Sherman, meanwhile, posted a video of a helicopter landing at the east front of the Capitol. According to him, this happened for the first time.

The US Congress is now on vacation, and most congressmen are not in the Capitol building, notes The New York Times . President Joe Biden had previously left Washington for the Camp David country residence.