Capitol shooting car chase caught on tape

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STORY: Dramatic video captures the car chase on video involved in Capitol Hill shooting Thursday.

The U.S. Capitol was briefly locked down on Thursday after gunshots were fired outside the building following a car chase across central Washington which ended with the woman who drove the car being shot, officials said.

One U.S. official said the woman was killed but this could not be confirmed immediately and a police official said he did not know the condition of the suspect.

A U.S. official said there was no apparent connection to terrorism and the police official said it appeared to be an isolated incident.

Officials said a vehicle struck a security barrier at 15th and Pennsylvania Avenue, near the White House. Police chased the vehicle for about 1 1/2 miles to 2nd Street and Constitution Avenue, near the Capitol, where the sh