WASHINGTON—A woman was arrested near the U.S. Capitol in Washington after police said she drove erratically, crashed into another vehicle and tried to run over officers on Wednesday.
No one was hurt during the morning commotion, during which police fired shots, and the incident did not appear related to terrorism, Capitol Police spokeswoman Eva Malecki told reporters.
“Although preliminary, this incident appears criminal in nature with no nexus to terrorism,” Malecki said at a news conference.
The events came a week after five people were killed and about 40 injured in London, when a car plowed into pedestrians near Britain’s parliament and the suspected militant Islamist-inspired attacker stabbed a police officer.
The drama near the Capitol began after officers attempted a traffic stop for an erratic driver. The woman made a U-turn and drove away, nearly hitting officers and striking at least one other vehicle, Malecki said.
