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National Guard Deployed at Capitol After One Driver Rams Into Barricade (VIDEO)

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The National Guard was deployed at the Capitol on Friday after a driver rammed into a barrier.

The U.S. Capitol is under a lockdown after a car crashed into a security barrier near the building located on Constitution Avenue.

The driver rammed the barrier on Senate side and exited the vehicle armed with a knife.

The Capitol Police engaged the suspect and shot him.

According to the Associated Press, the suspect died and one Capitol Police officer has also died.

There was one lone attacker and the barrier stopped the driver, but the troops were released anyway.

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