<div><p>Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. is currently on lockdown after reports of gunfire near the Rayburn Building.</p><p>Panic ensued after an armed suspect crashed into a police cruiser and tried to run down police officers on the scene. </p><p>Washington police <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3207273/capitol-hill-washington-shots-heard/">told </a>ABC news the suspect is currently in custody. The attacker was chased down on foot after leaping from their car. </p><p>Police say no one was hit by the fired shots. </p><p>People near the site attest to hearing what sounded like 3 gunshots fired. The area was cleared and surrounding buildings were put on lockdown. </p><div><amp-twitter height="472" width="375" layout="responsive" data-tweetid="847078759857602562"></amp-twitter></div><div><amp-twitter height="472" width="375" layout="responsive" data-tweetid="847078370705846273"></amp-twitter></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>This security alert happened just a day after a man approached the White House <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3194948/white-house-bomb-scare-evacuation/">claiming </a>to have explosives. It also adds to a list of security breaches where people managed to get onto White House grounds, some for an extended period of time. </p><p>Police have called this incident "criminal in nature" but say it has no link to terrorism. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/3EBEA6BD00000578-4360850-image-a-55_1490797621500.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/3EBEA6BD00000578-4360850-image-a-55_1490797621500_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></div>