The U.S. Capitol was put on a security lockdown Thursday afternoon after a car chase and gunshots were fired outside the building.
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![People run for cover as police converge to the site of a shooting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 3, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/40265583-0d95-424d-8e77-8abdceaba187_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People run for cover as police converge to the site of a shooting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 3, 2013.
![People take cover as gun shots were heard at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6680b812-0533-4aa6-8efb-3a741624ab71_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People take cover as gun shots were heard at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
![Police react on Capitol Hill after shots fired were reported.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9e42736f-171e-4eaf-a5a8-c9e2a5a20de9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police react on Capitol Hill after shots fired were reported.
![Capitol police on alret outside the Capitol Hill in a lockdown after shots were fired near the building. (Diaa Bekheet/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/dec1b8eb-fc57-4bf4-9668-a52c7f4e80df_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Capitol police on alret outside the Capitol Hill in a lockdown after shots were fired near the building. (Diaa Bekheet/VOA)