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Was, oh, maybe just 30 minutes ago when everything was on lockdown here, when the people in the offices were in a position of shelter in place, and the cops were out here with long guns and you know these embedded barricades they have in the street, they were all up to keep traffic from flowing immediately into the Capitol Grounds. Those barricades have been lowered now. The cops with the long guns have receded, and again people are walking about. Now, this happened, as you mentioned, around 2 45 when a man goes into the capitol Visitors Center, he goes through a metal detector. It goes off. Apparently he pulls out a gun, points the gun, and then Capitol Police officer opens fire and shoots him. He was taken to the hospital. His exact condition right now is unknown, but that is what sparked the lockdown here, the shelt ....
Wednesday's false alarm or "swatting" on Capitol Hill calls to mind far too many instances that our public servants face unspeakable harms in the line of duty. ....
Even the U.S. Capitol complex is not immune to "swatting." This may have been what happened Wednesday afternoon when Capitol Police thought an active shooter roamed the Senate hallways. ....
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