Friday, October 4, 2013

Active Military Drill in DC During Capitol Police Shooting

According to government sources a military drill was taking place at the same time as the police shooting at the capitol

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: U.S. Capitol police respond to reports of shots fired at the U.S. Capitol. October 3, 2013 in Washington, DC. Capitol police locked down the facility during the incident. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 03: U.S. Capitol police respond to reports of shots fired at the U.S. Capitol. October 3, 2013 in Washington, DC. Capitol police locked down the facility during the incident. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
By JG Vibes
Intellihub.com
October 4, 2013
Details are still emerging about the police shooting that left a mother dead after she drove through a restricted area near the US capitol building. [1]
At first the media reported that she was a terrorist who fired shots, but hours later we learned that the woman was in fact unarmed, and was shot through the car for failing to pull over for police.  There was also a 1 year old child in the car who luckily was not struck by a stray bullet.
To make matters even more suspicious, there was also a live military drill taking place during the incident.
According to Army.com “Emergency vehicles and first responders are once again in action in the National Capital Region and will be thru Oct. 3. They are participating in “Capital Shield 2014.” More than 38 participating agencies from DOD and Capital region response agencies will perform mock mass casualty rescues, Defense Support to civil agency technical rescues and law enforcement tactical responses. The goal of the exercise is to ensure government agencies at every level are prepared to coordinate action to protect the public in the event of an actual disaster in the National Capital Region.”[2]

Since the police shooting occurred today, the actual webpage for the capital shield drill has been taken down by whoever operates the site.[3]
This may only just be a drill as they are saying it is, but these drills are important to look out for, because all too often when something goes wrong, the government is coincidentally staging some sort of “training exercise” nearby.

Sources:
[1] Woman breaches white house security, shots fired! – Intelihub
[2] Capital Shield 2014: First responders train in nations capitol – Army
[3] Capital Shield 2014 – MD Army

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