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Police Shoot, Wound Man at US Capitol

By Thomas McKinless and Alex Roarty and Rema Rahman and Niels Lesniewski

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A Capitol Hill visitor was shot by Capitol Police on Monday after he pulled out what appeared to be a weapon during the screening process and pointed it at an officer, said Capitol Police Chief Matthew R. Verderosa. The suspect was taken to the hospital with a police escort shortly after the incident on a busy day for tourists in the nation’s capital. A bystander also suffered minor injuries and was transported to the hospital, he said.

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