I spent my entire political career reaching out to the other side. “But with a president egging these people on, with the Republicans doing all they can to try to make people feel like their democracy has been taken away from them even though they’re the ones doing the taking, it’s really hard, really sad. “We’ve known for years that our democracy was in peril and this is hopefully the worst and final moment of it,” Himes said. Capitol and Capitol Visitor Center has been lifted today after a shot was fired in an apparent suicide, according to police. The suspect, who was immediately shot and taken into custody by another Capitol Police officer, according to the New York Times, has died.
at approximately 1:05 Friday afternoon, injuring two Capitol Police officers, killing one of them. It was clear that there were pretty close to pulling the trigger so they asked us all to get down in the chamber.”Īs he walked out of the Capitol, Himes said he had lived in Latin America and “always assumed it could never happen here. Capitol building were briefly put on lockdown Tuesday morning after a possible unidentified aircraft or other 'anomaly' violated restricted airspace over Washington. A vehicle smashed through a metal barrier on the north side of the US Capitol Building in Washington D.C. ET pushing demonstrators off the steps on the east side of the building. Capitol Wednesday afternoon after a 911 call warned of a possible active shooter.
One officer died from his injuries, and the suspect was fatally shot by police. The US Capitol Police worked to secure the second floor of the Capitol first, and were seen just before 5 p.m. 10 of 10 Updated 5:00 PM PDT, AugWASHINGTON (AP) Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order and searched Senate office buildings near the U.S. Jim Himes of Connecticut said “there was a point there where officers had their guns and weapons pointed at the door, they were obviously expecting a breach through the door. The United States Capitol Police, the law enforcement arm responsible for security at the Capitol, has said it will brief the press at 14:45 EST. Capitol Hill was on lockdown Friday afternoon due to an external security threat later revealed to be caused by a knife-wielding suspect who rammed his car into two police officers.
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After making sure the hallways were clear, police swiftly escorted the members and others down a series of hallways and tunnels to a cafeteria in one of the House office buildings.ĭescribing the scene, Democratic Rep. Getty Police and members of the National Guard block a street near the US Capitol on April 2, 2021, after a vehicle drove into US Capitol police officers in. Capitol and its office buildings were briefly locked down Tuesday, the second time in a week amid nervousness over recent shootings. Along with a group of reporters who had been escorted from the press area and Capitol workers who act as ushers, the members ducked on the floor as police secured a door to the chamber down below with guns pointed.
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