The Police, who are investigating the case, have no indication that the man was targeting a member of Congress, since the institution is on vacation recess.
A man committed suicide this Sunday with a firearm after crashing his car into a barricade of the Capitol from United Statesin Washington DC, and fire several times into the air, authorities reported.
According to a statement from the Capitol Police, the events occurred past 4.00 in the morning (8:00 GMT) when the car hit a barrier for vehicles installed on East Capitol Street, a few meters from the building that houses the House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
The driver then got out of the burning vehicle. he fired several shots into the air along the street and committed suicide when police officers arrived from the Capitol to the place.
Police, who are investigating the incident, has no indication the man targeted any member of Congresssince the institution is on vacation break.
In addition, he stated that none of his agents fired at the man. No one else was injured.
The Capitol was the subject of a violent assault on January 6, 2021 when a mob of supporters of then President Donald Trump (2017-2021) attacked the building to try to prevent the ratification of the electoral victory of Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 elections. .