Stuck in my office,” a Democratic congressman told CNN shortly after the incident was reported. “I just tried to leave (the Longworth House Office Building) after getting my Covid test, only to be told that the building is now on lockdown. Capitol, striking two officers, before being shot and killed by police Friday afternoon.A man rammed a sedan into the barricade on Constitution Avenue outside the Capitol around 1 p.m.
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Another alert at one point urged people to stay inside, to not leave and to stay away from windows and doors.Ĭapitol authorities evacuated the west front of the building as well as the first-floor crypt. WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) A Capitol police officer is dead after a man rammed a car into a barricade outside the U.S.
There are currently hundreds of National Guard troops on the east front of the Capitol. Officials remain vigilant ahead of Biden inauguration after small weekend protests (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Capitol Square in Richmond has been closed until January 21, in anticipation of possible unrest after the riots at the U.S. RICHMOND, VA - JANUARY 18: Members of a pro-gun group carry their weapons near the state Capitol on Januin Richmond, Virginia. It comes less than two weeks after the deadly siege at the Capitol left five dead and two days ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, which has turned the city’s downtown into an armed police zone. The response underlines the immense sense of alert in Washington, DC, this week. Capitol Police instructed the complex to “return to normal operations” shortly after 11:30 a.m. 1 individual with non life threatening injury.- DC Fire and EMS January 18, 2021Īs the fire was checked out, US Capitol Police, citing an “external security threat,” advised lawmakers and staff to shelter in place. Occupant indicated she was using propane, which may explain report of “explosion “. Fire involved a homeless tent beneath freeway.
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Update outside fire 100 block of H St SE. One person suffered a non-life threatening injury, city authorities said, but the US Secret Service said there was “no threat to the public.” The fire was on the 100 block of H St SE, authorities said, and was reported extinguished around 10:30 a.m. The incident involved a tent near the Capitol Building, DC Fire and EMS spokesman Vito Maggiolo said. A small fire at an apparent homeless encampment less than a mile away from the US Capitol Building on Monday prompted Capitol Police to put the building on lockdown for over an hour “out of an abundance of caution,” a reflection of the heightened state of alarm at the complex.
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