The United States Capitol Police (USCP) said an armed man who took a U.S. Capitol tour and visited the Library of Congress was arrested on Tuesday. USCP said it received information about a man in the area with mental health issues and suicidal thoughts who was allegedly armed.
A man was discovered to be carrying a gun after attending a tour of the U.S. Capitol and leaving the nearby Library of Congress.
The U.S. Secret Service and Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police found the man in a Washington hotel early Tuesday morning and interviewed him, sources said. They searched for a gun and found no weapon and no further action was taken at that time, they said.
A Massachusetts man who went on a tour inside the U.S. Capitol Building carrying a gun was arrested on Tuesday, police say.
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The 27-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested Tuesday after Capitol police officers found him leaving the Library of Congress and walking toward his car, police said in a news release. Officers found a handgun concealed in his waistband, police said.
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A Massachusetts man who toured the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday was later found to be carrying a handgun, police officials said.
The 27-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested Tuesday after Capitol police officers found him leaving the Library of Congress and walking toward his car, police said in a news release.
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