Police officer injured in US Capitol complex shooting
A US Capitol Police officer has been shot at the Capitol Visitor Centre complex, and a suspect was taken into custody, Capitol officials and police said.
The event unfolded with Congress on recess and politicians back in their constituencies.
It occurred in the visitors' centre of the sprawling Capitol complex.
Staffers, reporters and others were told to "shelter in place" and not allowed to leave their offices.
The White House and the Capitol complex were put on lockdown.
The police officer who was shot was not believed to be seriously injured.
Fire EMS leaving Capitol pic.twitter.com/4cYKgjlKJf
— Scott Wong (@scottwongDC) March 28, 2016
JUST IN: Capitol Hill locked down after reports of a potential security threat. Tune in to @MSNBC for more. https://t.co/hVZulzwCdh
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 28, 2016
Capitol barricades activated on Independence Ave pic.twitter.com/uJzPan1ffB
— Scott Wong (@scottwongDC) March 28, 2016
CAPITOL HILL UPDATE: Officials say 1 Capitol police officer shot, not seriously, shooter in custody, per AP pic.twitter.com/8xFd3H1RKs
— KCAL News (@kcalnews) March 28, 2016
The US Congress and White House are on lockdown after reports of a shooting on Capitol Hill.
There are reports of at least one police officer shot and the shooter is in custody.
