SHOOTING ON CAPITAL HILL

July 15, 2009

At approximately 6 p.m. ET today, Washington Metro police shot and killed a motorist attempting to elude a pursuit. The deceased driver of a white Mercedes apparently brandished a weapon when stopped and refused to comply with police commands. The incident was only about a quarter mile from the Capital and just on the edge of Capital grounds.

The shooting occurred just as the Sotomayor confirmation hearings were ending.