Right now on fox 5 news atten steve a chaotic scene on capitol hill after shots ring out inside of this Visitor Center. That gunfire coming from capital police. They opened fire on a man who appeared to pull out a weapon in front of them. Linda schmidt has the update. Linda. Reporter that is right, allison, steve. People were ducking. Others are running, after man pulled a gun. In the, it was the suspect who was shot. I took off my shoes income we started running up this ramp. Reporter that is how her day started at the Visitor Center in d. C. People were going through security screening when the police say a man suddenly pulled out a gun. As i walked through. We heard get out. Get out. The individual drew officers. The officer fired and struck the suspect. Reporter police say weapon was covered at the scene. Minor in railroad russ in the crossfire. Surgery. The white house and the capitol put on lockdown. Le all of this going on while the annual easter egg roll was take police on the
New report revealing the fbi interviewed the fathers suspect back in 2014. Nbc news also learned the suspect himself left a note behind. At this hour rahami is still being treated at University Hospital in newark, new jersey, after being injured in that gun battle yesterday with police. Hes been charged with five counts of attempted murder now on a Police Officer and hes being held on a 5. 2 million bond. We have got every angle of this developing news covered today from the political reaction to the latest from the suspects home in elizabeth, new jersey. Lets start with our justice correspondent, Pete Williams, covering it from washington. We have new details about the father of the suspect and his interactions with the fbi. Right, kate. The father said earlier today that he had talked to the fbi two years ago. At the time, it didnt make any sense, but now we know the details. This goes back to august of two years ago when the family was living in perth amboy, new jersey, and there wa