- Title: No shooter, no injuries reported at US Capitol after 'bad call,' police say
- Date: 2nd August 2023
- Summary: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES (AUGUST 02, 2023) (REUTERS) PEOPLE WALKING PAST POLICE CAR BLOCKING ROAD TO THE U.S. CAPITOL / CAPITOL DOME IN BACKGROUND ARMED U.S. CAPITOL POLICE OFFICERS ENTERING SENATE OFFICE BUILDING (SOUNDBITE)(English) CHIEF OF THE U.S. CAPITOL POLICE, THOMAS MANGER, SAYING: “2:30 this afternoon, MPD got a call, a 911 call, saying there was an activ
- Embargoed: 16th August 2023 21:41
- Keywords: Congress Senate Trump U.S. Capitol active shooter
- Location: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
- Country: US
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime,North America
- Reuters ID: LVA001184202082023RP1
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- Story Text: Police found no shooter, and no one injured after reports of a possible active shooter in the U.S. Capitol complex on Wednesday (August 02).
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger told reporters that nothing concerning had been found after police swept three Senate office buildings. Earlier, U.S. Capitol Police urged people inside Senate office buildings to shelter in place.
A tourist who was visiting the Senate with his family said that they were frightened as the drama unfolded but that the police and senate staff handled the crisis well.
The U.S. Senate was in summer recess with most lawmakers not in Washington. However, congressional offices retain a skeleton staff on site. There also typically are dozens of workers staffing Senate cafeterias and coffee shops, security posts and working on building maintenance, as well as tourists in the Capitol.
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