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The U.S. Capitol was placed on lockdown for the second time in a week on Tuesday, amid reports of a person with a gun at the nearby Department of Labor.
The lockdown was lifted approximately 30 minutes after it was ordered, sending a brief ripple throughout the Capitol but otherwise leaving the building undisturbed.
A spokesman with Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department said the lockdown of the Capitol was put in place after shots were fired near the Capitol Grounds.
Read more http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/287441-capitol-locked-down-for-second-time-in-week
The lockdown was lifted approximately 30 minutes after it was ordered, sending a brief ripple throughout the Capitol but otherwise leaving the building undisturbed.
A spokesman with Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department said the lockdown of the Capitol was put in place after shots were fired near the Capitol Grounds.
Read more http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/287441-capitol-locked-down-for-second-time-in-week
