Man dies after crashing car, firing gunshots near U.S. Capitol

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A 29-year-old Delaware man crashed his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol and shot himself in an apparent suicide, police said

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While the man was getting out of the crashed car, it became engulfed in flames just after 4 a.m. at East Capitol Street and Second Street, U.S. Capitol Police said.

Police said the man was identified as Richard A. York III of Delaware. "It is still not clear why he chose to drive to the Capitol Complex," Capitol Police said in a statement.Earlier, police said "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."Charred pavement is left behind in an area where a man crashed his car into a barricade near the U.S.

The death is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, which did not immediately identity or any details of his motives.In April 2021, 25-year-old motorist Noah Green rammed a car into U.S. Capitol police and brandished a knife, killing one officer and injuring another and forcing the Capitol complex to lock down. Police shot and killed Green.

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