D.C. Health said they received “several reports of aggressive fox encounters on or near the grounds of the U.S. Capitol.”
WASHINGTON — According to officials, a fox that bit a U.S. congressman as he was heading to work on Capitol Hill has tested positive for rabies.
As NBC Washington reported that the fox was"humanely euthanized" so that workers could do rabies testing. He turned and used his umbrella to fend off what he thought would be a small dog, but he soon realized he was tangling with a fox.A bystander yelled to alert others and when U.S. Capitol Police officers ran up to the scene the fox ran off.
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