A brief lockdown at the US Capitol and visitor’s center was lifted Tuesday afternoon and the complex was resuming normal operations, according to multiple outlets.
The second Capitol lockdown in a week, which lasted about 30 minutes, came after police were called around 4 p.m. about a man with a gun at 1st and C street NW, according to local TV station WJLA. That’s near the Department of Labor.
WJLA reported that police placed two people in custody and a machine gun was recovered at the scene. No shots were fired, according to the Associated Press.
Recap: Lockdown lifted at Capitol. 2 suspects in custody. A machine gun was recovered. 1 car has been damaged: https://t.co/0czvk1nqN9
— ABC7News (@ABC7News) July 12, 2016
Lockdown lifted at the Capitol, but worth noting that business as usual went on during the incident and people were calm
— Deirdre Walsh (@deirdrewalshcnn) July 12, 2016
BREAKING: US Capitol, visitors center on lockdown with police investigating.
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 12, 2016
Fox is told 2 in custody after shooting by Dept of Labor near Capitol. Hse kept voting. Mrbs can go back to office buildings thru tunnel
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) July 12, 2016
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Isn’t this the third time in two weeks the capitol has been locked down? Will this perhaps spur Republicans to do something about gun violence.
I know, I know, gimme another hit. I must be wasted.
NRA: These things wouldn’t happen if the Capitol wasn’t a gun-free zone.
Mrbs? Something like the Morlocks or the Tommyknockers, maybe?
Repubicans are never going to do anything about violence until
theytheir conservative billionaire donors are the ones getting hitHow could anyone tell?