WASHINGTON, Oct 4 – US investigators were trying to figure out what led a woman with a toddler in her car to ram into a White House barrier before leading police on a high speed chase which ended with her being shot dead.
Lawmakers and tourists scattered and ducked for cover Thursday as shots rang out during a police operation to halt the woman, who was driving with a one year old girl in her black sports car.
Washington police chief Cathy Lanier told reporters the suspect had been pronounced dead, but refused to discuss the driver’s possible motive while the investigation was ongoing.
“The child is approximately a year old, and is in good condition, and in protective custody,” Lanier said, adding that officers had fired shots at two locations as they tried to halt the vehicle.
A police statement said the car had Connecticut tags. It did not identify the driver.
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