U.S. Capitol Police have received “several reports of aggressive fox encounters on or near the grounds of the U.S. Capitol,” the department said Tuesday.
Highlights
- A fox bit a member of Congress and a woman near the U.S.
- Capitol.
- Authorities captured one of the animals and warned the public about “aggressive fox encounters” Rep.
- Ami Bera (D-Calif.)
- described the moment the fox “nipped” his leg on Monday to NBC News.
- Animal control officers captured one fox — a little guy seen peering up from inside a cage — at 3:35 p.m.