Early on Sunday morning in Washington, DC, a man crashed into a barricade close to the US Capitol, set his car on fire, and then shot himself to death, according to authorities.
The man's purpose for his acts was not immediately clear, but officials were keen to point out that there was no reason to believe he was targeting any of the at-the-time absent Congress members.According to a news release from the Capitol police, the individual, whose identity has not been revealed, smashed his automobile into the barricades at East Capitol and Second streets.
He got out of his automobile and the car burst into flames. Police officers approached the man after he shot his rifle repeatedly in the air.As police drew near, the individual, according to Capitol police, shot himself. Nobody else suffered harm.
The police stated that it did not appear the man was aiming for any members of Congress, who were out of session, and that no shots appeared to have been fired by policemen.
On Sunday, investigators were looking into the man's past but did not immediately release any initial results.
The DC medical examiner's office was contacted by The Guardian to inquire about the identity of the driver in the Sunday accident, but they did not respond right away.
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