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Capitol Shooter Shot! (for pretend)

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

This is a fake article compossed about todays shooting. Do not take any facts as true or false.
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Today at 5:15 eastern standard time, an unidentified person was shot and killed on Capitol Hill. The person pulled a weapon on police officers who asked the person to set the weapon down and raise both hands. After not complying, the police open fired which caused the person to fire as well. Two officers were injured in the fray.

After a routine traffic stop a block away from the Capitol Building, an unidentified person sped off. The police chased him 100 blocks from Massachusetts Avenue. At 5:15, the man left his vehicle with a weapon in his hands. The police told him to set the weapon down and place his hands above his head. The man did not and the police shot him. The man fired as well, wounding two officers who have since recovered with minor injuries. The unidentified person was rushed to the hospital, and proclaimed dead on arrival.

Capitol spokes man Kate James was tight lipped and clear faced in the press conference held at 9 pm, refusing to release the suspects name, age, motive, or gender.