Shooting

Shots fired on driver 'attacking police' near US Congress

The woman was not shot, Washington Metropolitan Police spokesperson Rachel Reid told the BBC, and no injuries have been reported.

She was taken into custody and the incident prompted a lockdown at one of the Congress buildings.

The incident follows driving attacks last week in London and Brussels.

Capitol Police spokeswoman Eva Malecki said the suspect is a woman, and the incident is "criminal in nature with no nexus to terrorism".

The incident occurred after officers observed an "erratic and aggressive driver" and tried to pull her car over.

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Gunman opens fire at US Capitol

RNZI reports the gunman has been captured, according to the Capitol's Sergeant-At-Arms. The officer's wounds were not serious.

Gunshots were heard in the US Capitol Visitors Center and workers were told to shelter. There was confusion in early accounts of the incident about what occurred.

Slain Sacramento community college student identified

The Sacramento Bee reports Friday that the Sacramento County Coroner's Office has identified the man as 25-year-old Roman P. Gonzalez of Sacramento as the victim of Thursday's deadly shooting at Sacramento City College.

The gunman remains at large. Authorities said another victim was hospitalized and is expected to survive and a third was grazed by a bullet. Their names have not been released. All three were students at the school.

The college reopened Friday.

Student killed in shooting at Savannah State University

A statement posted on the university's website identified the deceased as Christopher Starks, a 22-year-old junior from the Atlanta area. The statement says he died at a hospital of gunshot wounds sustained during an altercation at the student union. Additional details on the nature of the fight weren't immediately available.

The campus lockdown was lifted around midnight, university spokeswoman Loretta Heyward told The Associated Press.

The Latest: Obama briefed on deadly movie theater shooting

Obama was briefed aboard Air Force One on Thursday by Lisa Monaco, his homeland security adviser, while on his way to Africa for a two-nation visit.

Obama asked his team to keep him updated on the investigation and the status of those wounded in the shooting.

He also offered his thoughts and prayers to the community of Lafayette, Louisiana, where the movie theater is located, and to the families of those who were killed.