US Capitol on Lockdown, Police Searching for Individual

[brooklynite]

Source: ABC News

The U.S. Capitol building is on lockdown, with police barring people from entering.

The Senate seargant at arms issued a lockdown alert for the building and visitor center, saying police activity has been reported. Capitol office buildings are open.

Capitol police say they are searching for an individual but offered no details.

House press gallery staff says the building is on lockdown but that the House met briefly and immediately recessed. Voting scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m. is postponed, gallery staff said.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/us-capitol-lockdown-police-searching-individual-40432027

[bigworld]

1. apparently a staffer tried to enter with a handgun

is what I'm hearing.

[brooklynite]

3. Post-Dallas "protection"?

[forgotmylogin]

7. What was the status of his tail lights?

n/t

[Javaman]

2. just another hour in America. nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. The place is full of crackpots on any given day,

usually conducting hearings on something unimportant.

[nruthie]

5. True.

Banging gavels and conducting "hearngs". Looking gravely concerned.

[liberal N proud]

6. The entire country is turning in to the wild west movies romanticized

[Va Lefty]

8. According to Huffington Post

"The all clear was announced at 9:37 a.m., and legislative work was set to resume."
Yeah, sure it is.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/us-capitol-placed-on-lockdown_us_577fa945e4b01edea78d6da4?section=

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

9. Eddie Munster has to get back to the business of repealing the ACA.....