Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia

Shots fired near Capitol Hill

Metro DC police confirm to ABC News that shots were fired near Capitol Hill this morning.

According to police a driver apparently struck a Capitol Police cruiser and then tried to run over several other officers who were on foot.

At some point, Capitol Police apparently fired shots but no one was struck.

The individual has been taken into custody.

U.S. Navy Yard in Washington locked down amid reports of shooter

Police on July 2 responded to a report of a shooter at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington, where a gunman killed 12 people in 2013, and the military installation was on lockdown with employees sheltered in place.

No further details were available about the incident, which comes amid heightened security concerns ahead of the U.S. July Fourth holiday weekend.