The cable news channels continue on and off coverage of a shooting near the Capitol. Politico reports Capitol Police shot and killed a man after he pulled a gun on them, then tried to flee from a traffic stop.
Fox News Channel was the first cable news network to report on the shooting at 5:43pmET. MSNBC and CNN, each during shows produced out of Washington (Hardball and The Situation Room), reported the news at 5:49 and 5:50, respectively.
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