Reports indicate that US Capitol Police are responding to reports of an active shooter at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington DC.
UPDATE:
NBC NEWS REPORTS that this appears to be a false alarm.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police have locked down and evacuated the Russell Senate Office Building after receiving reports of a possible active shooter, two law enforcement officials told NBC News.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the agency said that it received a 9-1-1 call about a shooting at the Capitol at 2:30 p.m.
Officer Hugh Carew of MPD said that “a call came in for an active shooter. It appears to be a bad call. No injuries and no shooter were located.” He said that MPD is assisting Capitol Police.
U.S. Capitol Police tweeted on Wednesday just before 3 p.m. ET that their officers were searching in and around a Senate office building in response to “a concerning 911 call.”
