U.S. Capitol Police said in an initial, brief statement that a man exited his vehicle after crashing it around 4 a.m., after which the vehicle"became engulfed in flames.""They had heard the gunshots, and Capitol police officers were responding. As [the man] got just onto the East Front of the Capitol property, one of our officers observed him to put the gun to his head and shoot himself," Chief Tom Manger told reporters later Sunday.
Manger said in Sunday's press conference that it was unclear if the incident was the result of a mental health emergency.
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