10 things you need to know today: October 4, 2013

A car chase ends in a shooting at the U.S. Capitol, Congressional Republicans ramp up efforts to end the government standoff, and more

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1. Car chase ends in shooting at the U.S. Capitol

A Connecticut woman led Secret Service and Capitol Police officers on a car chase Thursday through the streets of Washington, D.C., locking down Congress and sending elected officials and congressional staffers scurrying for cover. The suspect, 34-year-old Miriam Carey, rammed her car into a temporary barricade outside the White House before crashing into another barrier outside the Capitol, all with her 18-month-old toddler in the backseat. Carey was shot and killed at the scene, but the child survived and is in protective custody. [NBC New York]

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Kimberly Alters

Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.