US Capitol Building on lockdown after shots fired

NBC News

Police locked down the US Capitol complex on Monday amid reports of shots fired, officials said.

Roads near the visitor center were shut down, and nobody was being allowed to enter of exit the buildings, officials said.  

“If you are outside, seek cover,” the alert said.

Initially there were reports of a police officer being shot, but NBC News has since confirmed that was not the case.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/capitol-police-order-shelter-place-after-report-shots

4 thoughts on “US Capitol Building on lockdown after shots fired

  1. You beat me to it, Paul. They are reporting that the shooter is in custody and that one cop was shot, but the wound is not serious. Having a hard time finding a detailed report that doesn’t have an iron-clad copyright.

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