On Monday afternoon, a man apparently opened fire at the visitor center of the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, wounding a police officer before being arrested.
UPDATE: Capitol
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) March 28, 2016
The incident came at a tense moment in national and international politics, with a heated US presidential campaign underway and Western Europe still reeling from last week's bombings in Brussels, which killed 35 people. It's not clear what motivated the shooter, but Capitol Police seemed to quickly get the situation in DC under control.
Good sign: DC F/EMS returning units, including their mass casualty support unit, to service. Had been staged at the Capitol.
— Marc Ambinder (@marcambinder) March 28, 2016
Adding to the confusion Monday, Capitol Police had previously scheduled a shooting drill for the same morning.
From a staffer: text alerts from USCP show how in mere hours, escalation from a shooting drill to an actual threat.
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