U.S. Capitol Police confirmed to Mashable that a shooter on the west front of the Capitol building grounds in Washington, D.C. was "neutralized" Saturday afternoon, and that a precautionary lockdown of the area was enforced.
The locked-down areas include the Capitol building and the Capitol Building Visitor Center. No one at this time is being allowed to enter or exit those buildings. Reports of the shooting began surfacing after 1 p.m. ET, with one person claiming to have witnessed the shooting first-hand
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The police spokesperson added that officers are investigating a suspicious package found on the low west terrace of the Capitol building Read more...
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