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| US Capitol shooting: suspect in custody and police officer wounded | |
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| One Capitol police officer has been shot and a bystander wounded after aman fired his gun after an incident at the US Capitol in Washington. | |
| The suspect is now in custody, according to Capitol police. | |
| In a press conference, Capitol police chief Matthew Verderosa said that based on the preliminary investigation, the incident was believed to be that “act of single person who has frequented Capitol grounds before and [we have] no reason to believe that this is anything more than a criminal act”. | |
| A female bystander suffered minor injuries and was transported to hospital, Verderosa said. | |
| The shooting, which occurred in the Capitol visitors center, an underground entrance to the Capitol building for tourists, sowed panic in Washington on a pleasant spring day. | The shooting, which occurred in the Capitol visitors center, an underground entrance to the Capitol building for tourists, sowed panic in Washington on a pleasant spring day. |
| The US Capitol was placed on lockdown and all staff ordered to shelter in place after reports of gunshots, police said on Monday afternoon. | The US Capitol was placed on lockdown and all staff ordered to shelter in place after reports of gunshots, police said on Monday afternoon. |
| An alert sent by US Capitol police stated that no one would be allowed to enter or exit the buildings, though people were allowed to move within the buildings and underground between buildings. The police warned those outside to seek cover. | An alert sent by US Capitol police stated that no one would be allowed to enter or exit the buildings, though people were allowed to move within the buildings and underground between buildings. The police warned those outside to seek cover. |
| Due to police activity, Capitol Police have issued a shelter in place for the Capitol complex. Please stay in your designated area. #alert | Due to police activity, Capitol Police have issued a shelter in place for the Capitol complex. Please stay in your designated area. #alert |
| The shelter in place was lifted an hour later, though the visitors center remained closed and the Capitol was only open for official business. | |
| The Secret Service said the north and south fence lines at the White House were temporarily closed as a precautionary measure, due to “ongoing law enforcement activities” at the Capitol. | |
| Washington was filled with tourists taking advantage of their Easter vacation while few members of Congress were even in the city as no votes were scheduled for this week. Police blocked off the streets around the Capitol with armed officers holding submachine guns standing in the intersections to ward off sightseers. | Washington was filled with tourists taking advantage of their Easter vacation while few members of Congress were even in the city as no votes were scheduled for this week. Police blocked off the streets around the Capitol with armed officers holding submachine guns standing in the intersections to ward off sightseers. |
| The lockdown also applied to the White House, where Secret Service agents closed off the stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House as well as Lafayette Square. The area, a magnet for tourists and lunching office workers, was left with only police tape and agents in bulletproof vests on the sunny spring afternoon. | The lockdown also applied to the White House, where Secret Service agents closed off the stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House as well as Lafayette Square. The area, a magnet for tourists and lunching office workers, was left with only police tape and agents in bulletproof vests on the sunny spring afternoon. |
| Associated Press contributed to this report. | Associated Press contributed to this report. |