NBC: Man shot after lifting gun, no police hurt

NBC News reports that the person who was shot was the apparent assailant.

The station reports that a man walked into the heavily secured Capitol Visitor Center with a gun, and a police officer shot him after thinking he pointed it.

Police outside the Capitol in Washington on March 28, 2016. (Screen capture: MSNBC)
Police outside the Capitol in Washington on March 28, 2016 (Screen capture: MSNBC)

The AP earlier reported that a police officer was shot and the shooter was in custody.

 

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