A possible active shooter was reported at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, the Capitol Police said, urging people inside Senate office buildings to shelter in place.
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Police found no shooter and no one injured after reports of a possible active shooter in the U.S. Capitol complex on Wednesday after a possible "bad call," Washington Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Hugh Carew said.
"A call came in for an active shooter. It appears to be a bad call. No injuries and no shooter were located," Carew said.
Earlier, U.S. Capitol Police urged people inside Senate office buildings to shelter in place.
The U.S. Senate was in summer recess with most lawmakers not in Washington. However, congressional offices retain a skeleton staff on site. There also typically are dozens of workers staffing Senate cafeterias and coffee shops, security posts and working on building maintenance, as well as tourists in the Capitol.
One Senate staffer said that while the Capitol building itself was not on the highest level of lockdown, police advised all workers there to remain in their offices.
"If you are inside the Senate Buildings, everyone inside should be sheltering in place as the report was for a possible active shooter. It should be noted that we do not have any confirmed reports of gunshots," the U.S. Capitol Police said in a post on social media.
Police said they responded to an emergency call.
An advisory from the Capitol Police urged people to move inside their offices and take emergency equipment. It also asked them to silence their electronic equipment and remain quiet.
There was a heavy police presence outside the buildings, with some staffers standing outside and tourists gathered around the perimeters of the Capitol complex.
Reporting by Moira Warburton, Patricia Zengerle, Kanishka Singh and Richard Cowan; Editing by Scott Malone and Doina Chiacu
0 days since we've actually made an example of those J6 traitors instead of giving them just a slap on the wrists, and somehow we are surprised they might try it again.
When they finally catch this latest lunatic, chances are he'll get a months in prison. He'll be out for the next election cycle!
If somebody is actually dumb enough to do that then they're probably dumb enough to do it from the personal phone. So this shouldn't exactly require Sherlock Holmes to investigate.
FYI, article has been updated to indicate it might have been a false alarm. Article uses the term "bad call"....
Police found no shooter and no one injured after reports of a possible active shooter in the U.S. Capitol complex on Wednesday after a possible "bad call," Washington Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Hugh Carew said.
The U.S. Senate was in summer recess and the majority of lawmakers were not in, but most offices retain a skeleton staff on site.
There also are typically are dozens of workers staffing Senate cafeterias and coffee shops, security posts and working on building maintenance.
It should be noted that we do not have any confirmed reports of gunshots," the U.S. Capitol Police said in a post on social media.
An advisory from the Capitol Police urged people to move inside their offices and take emergency equipment.
There was a heavy police presence outside the buildings, with some staffers standing outside and tourists gathered around the perimeters of the Capitol complex.
The fact that they get more than half the year away from work but won't do jack shit for the regular American working 40+ hours a week, 5 or 6 days a week all year is maddening. ESPECIALLY because their salaries start at $174,000.
Please be mindful about spreading false information that may be potentially traumatic. This triggered my ptsd from the fatality from gun violence at the capital on January 6th.