Person shot near U.S. Capitol

A 35-year-old man has been shot near the U.S. Capitol, according to news reports by a Washington D.C. TV station.

A U.S. Capitol Police officer shot the man, identified as a civilian, at 5:15 p.m. blocks from the Capitol, law enforcement sources told WJLA-TV, an ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C.

Witnesses told the station that a white Mercedes sped toward a Capitol parking area, where the vehicle crashed into a barricade.