Man dead after crashing car, opening fire near US Capitol, report says

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Source: Independent UK

A man is reportedly dead after allegedly ramming his car into a barricade near the US Capitol, causing it to catch fire, before producing a weapon and shooting “indiscriminately” near the building.

The shocking scene was first reported early Sunday morning by PBS News’s Lisa Desjardins, citing multiple sources. US Capitol police has not yet released an official account of the attack; The Independent has reached out for comment and verification.

Agency sources did confirm the incident in a news release shortly after the PBS story broke, noting that the crash occurred around 4.00 eastern time. “At this time, it does not appear the man was targeting any Members of Congress, who are on recess, and it does not appear officers fired their weapons,” read the agency’s statement.

“When our officers heard the sound of gunfire, they immediately responded and were approaching the man when he shot himself. Nobody else was hurt,” it continued.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/capitol-car-crash-man-dead-b2144841.html

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Linked News Release - https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/law-enforcement-investigating-car-crash-gunshots-and-suicide-east

Law Enforcement Investigating Car Crash, Gunshots, and Suicide on East Capitol Street

August 14, 2022 | Press Release

Just after 4:00 a.m., a man drove his car into the vehicle barricade at East Capitol Street and Second Street.

While the man was getting out of the car, it became engulfed in flames.

The man then fired several shots into the air along East Capitol Street.

When our officers heard the sound of gunfire, they immediately responded and were approaching the man when he shot himself.

Nobody else was hurt.

At this time, it does not appear the man was targeting any Members of Congress, who are on recess, and it does not appear officers fired their weapons.

Our investigators are looking into the man’s background.

DC’s Metropolitan Police Department is handling the death investigation.

[Marthe48]

1. I hope the enemies of the state

keep attacking one at a time. Easy to defeat. Although this guy destroyed himself.

What the hell is wrong with the lunatics out there?

[BWdem4life]

32. Except that's not what wiil happen.

It starts that way, and if not checked somehow, eventually it snowballs. That's my working assumption anyway - these people desperately want a civil war, and there are enough of them to at least cause some serious damage to the country before it's all over.

[Marthe48]

33. No one is nipping this in the bud

The authorities kill people protesting for their rights, but give rebels a pass. I don't understand that. Making adjustments to the status quo is a lot cheaper than burning it down and starting over.

[ananda]

44. I think 90% of them are seriously mentally ill.

nt

[JohnnyRingo]

2. I guess they can have his gun now.

Assuming they can pry it out.

[2naSalit]

4. *snort!*

Assuming.

[orangecrush]

10. ...

[Kali]

36. !

[gab13by13]

3. They needed to kill him

before he killed himself. Send a fucking message. We are damn close to Civil War.

[onenote]

25. Did you not read the post?

Law enforcement was approaching him when he shot himself. Were they supposed to open fire from a distance? It all unfolded very very quickly.

And at least no one can claim that this was another Ashli Babbitt situation.

[Zambero]

30. Most would choose to decline

This miserable cretin did himself in.

[Aviation Pro]

5. Shots fired in the air

Morons who do this think that this is harmless, but every year people are wounded and killed by rounds falling back to the Earth.

Fucking morons must think steel evaporates in the atmosphere if you shoot it high enough.

Fucking morons.

[BumRushDaShow]

19. We had exactly that happen here in Philly on July 4th

during the fireworks and a couple falling bullets hit 2 cops who were working the event, with thousands out on the Ben Franklin Parkway panicking and scrambling to get out of the area.

The last theory was that the bullets may have come from upwards of over a mile away and the bullets recovered (40 caliber) had been traveling at a relatively "slow" speed by the time they made contact meaning they were most likely dropping out of the air - https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/watch-live-new-details-in-philly-july-4th-fireworks-shooting/3291735/

One of the bullets that had been recovered was actually lodged an injured officer's cap -

[hamsterjill]

21. +1000

And another gripe of mine are people who release balloons. What goes up must come down.

[littlemissmartypants]

39. Me too!

From Fish and Wildlife...

Balloons and Wildlife: Please Don't Release Your Balloons
An Open Spaces Blog

https://www.fws.gov/story/2015-08/balloons-and-wildlife-please-dont-release-your-balloons

And...

10 Eco-Friendly Alternatives to a Memorial Balloon Launch
By Linnea Crowther July 17, 2019

https://www.legacy.com/advice/10-eco-friendly-alternatives-to-a-memorial-balloon-launch/

❤ pants

[pandr32]

35. + infinity

[Piratedog]

6. Another one bites the dust

[Traildogbob]

7. Sanctity of life people

Bury em all on Golf courses. Rich Oligarchs that live on those courses, doing their business of carving up the planet for themselves, then push these fools to suicide, should provide that space, to their warriors for THEIR wealth. Quit wasting good space planting these mutherfuckers.

[SledDriver]

22. Screw burying them

[Traildogbob]

28. 🤜🤛

[purr-rat beauty]

8. Another bug squashed

If trump is the pile of shit he wants to die on, have at it you fly.

[pandr32]

37. I rather like that

You have a way with words.

[Mr. Ected]

9. A country harboring 70 million Manchurian Candidates

Right wing media is no longer expressing free speech. They're the ones screaming FIRE in a crowded theater.

[peppertree]

14. +1

And until they face legal consequences, this will get much worse before it gets any better.

[Kaleva]

23. Many of those vote R no matter who

The ones who'll vote just as gladly for Romney as they did for TFG

[peppertree]

11. Today's GOPee has become a health hazard

A pied piper, leading their extremist lemmings to their deaths.

[Traildogbob]

12. Mass murderers

How many lives are Fox, Bannon, Jones et al directly responsible for killing. The God and precious life media. From viruses, to guns, to hate, to health care., to pro wars. These people push others to death while ranking in $800,000 a day to spew their shit.

[Master Jah-Remi]

13. Cant just keep reacting to this stuff after the fact. You have to start hitting.

Why does it feel like our version of self-defense
consists of "Contiue blocking your attackers strikes and absorb damage until, your attacker tires or suddenly realizes how good a person you are and retreats. NEVER ATTACK! This will be seen as partisan and unfair to both your attacker and the media."

[padah513]

15. All because Reich-wing extremist like Fox News are hyping guys like him into committing violence

What's the difference between what Fox is doing and an Islamic extremist who hypes somebody into strapping on a suicide belt and detonating it?

[Naio]

16. Wait a minute.... Another Pendejo?

[bucolic_frolic]

17. Beside themselves with anger, they have lost their minds and lives to ... delusions, I think

[Evolve Dammit]

18. "Be there. Gonna be wild." How long before his next instruction? Standing by y'know...

Another ruined life and those he knew with this one. Cult 45.

[SheltieLover]

20. Suicide because tfg was caught being a traitor?

[Bengus81]

24. Damn....two less Trump voters in the last couple of days

[AllaN01Bear]

26. we have sighted the enemy ,; and he is us.

[Ferrets are Cool]

27. Premeditated suicide.

I figure the right wing media will be condemning this because he wasn't aiming AT anyone.

[Aristus]

29. Stupid MAGAt forgot the prescribed sequence:

Shoot yourself FIRST, then proceed with the rest of the plan!

[Woodwizard]

31. I expect to see more.

The Qanon forums are just foaming at the teeth for violence. A lot will be caught but some will slip through the cracks I hope we don't have a Timothy McVeigh type disaster.

They want to see a total breakdown of the system, the cognitive dissonance is astounding the same people that had meltdowns over a piece of cloth on their face and a vaccine.

[AntiFascist]

40. A majority of Americans already oppose Trump getting re-elected by double digits...

most will certainly not tolerate a "Timothy McVeigh type disaster".

[Woodwizard]

48. What does not tolerating have to do with anything?

If some nut gets it in their head to do something stupid and is not intercepted beforehand it will happen.

Most of us don't tolerate mass shootings how is that going?

[AntiFascist]

50. I'm pointing out that the event will not help Trump's popularity...

and if we can get that fact through GOP's thick skulls maybe then they will slow down stirring up this shit!

[live love laugh]

34. Republicans: "Calling all crazies ..."

[herding cats]

38. One by one, the R's are losing their base.

I should be sad for their family but, nah.

If you love a MAGA terrorist plotting to murder people, turn them in before they die avenging the Big Liar.

[tiredtoo]

41. While my first thought is another cultist bites the dust

I have yet to see any confirmation of this.

[BumRushDaShow]

42. A couple news reports noted that the guy has a criminal history

Police: Armed man crashes into barricade near US Capitol before killing himself

Jessica Kronzer | [e-mail]

August 14, 2022, 11:00 AM


(snip)

Capitol Police are investigating the man’s background.

“The subject has a criminal history over the past 10 years or so, but nothing that, at this point, would link him to anything here at the Capitol,” Manger said at a news conference later on Sunday morning.

He has not been identified publicly. D.C. police are handling the investigation into his death.

https://wtop.com/dc/2022/08/police-armed-man-crashes-car-into-barricade-near-us-capitol-before-killing-himself/

Sounds like someone who just snapped.

[thecrow]

47. I am betting

he wasn’t a Democrat…

[imavoter]

43. Does anyone wonder if some group is testing

how good security is?

Especially with the domestic terrorism
threat alert at its worst.

Worrisome.

[Tarc]

45. "when he shot himself"

Sometimes the trash takes itself out. Glad he didn't take any cops with him, at least.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

46. Richard A. York III, I couldn't find anything on him in cursory searches.

[onenote]

49. Here's some information about Richard York III

It appears that he was a pretty screwed up guy with significant anger issues. This report doesn't describe any express indications of his politics.