The Capitol was locked down briefly today due to an incident in which Capitol police took a man initially reported to be armed into custody outside the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The incident caused Capitol Police to shut down entrances and instruct members and staffers to remain in their offices at around 11:30 a.m. The lockdown, lifted just minutes later, caused a brief interruption on the Senate floor, when officers positioned themselves by chamber entrances. Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., noted the disturbance before continuing remarks on the New START treaty.
Capitol Police said in a statement that there had been a report of a man with a gun near 1st St. and Constitution Ave. N.E. and a suspect was in custody.
A Capitol Police officer tackles the man from the side.
As squad cars gather on Constitution Avenue, police move in to secure the individual.
Once subdued, the man is searched and reported to have no weapons on him.
Police secure the scene and briefly lock down the Capitol campus.
The man is handcuffed and put in the back of a police van.
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