A woman has been shot dead after she led police officers on a car chase that ended in gunfire near the US Capitol in Washington.
Witnesses said shots rang out after the woman driving a black Toyota Infiniti attempted to smash through a barricade close to the White House.
The woman then fled, and was pursued by police who caught up with her near the Capitol Building.
Video footage showed officers with guns drawn attempting to get the driver out of the vehicle on the west side of the Capitol Building before she then flees again, with officers in chase.