Gunshot caused a lockdown at the

U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C on

Saturday. However, now police say it

was caused by a suicide.



The incident happened on the west

front of the building and even after it

was determined to be a suicide, the

lockdown continued, according to

CNN.



Along with the shooting, police

officers also were investigating a

suspicious package on the lower west

terrace of the Capitol, police

spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider

told the news outlet.



Roads around the area were closed,

according to The Washington Post. The lockdown was eventually lifted at

3:50 p.m., but access to the west front of the building remained closed.



Further details about the incident

were not immediately released.

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Comments system

Disqus Shortname

 
Top