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| US Capitol locked down after shots fired and suspicious package investigated | US Capitol locked down after shots fired and suspicious package investigated |
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| Police reported shots being fired on the west front of the Capitol in Washington on Saturday, and said the building was locked down as a precaution. | Police reported shots being fired on the west front of the Capitol in Washington on Saturday, and said the building was locked down as a precaution. |
| Spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider of the Capitol police said in a statement that the suspected shooter had been “neutralized”, but there was no immediate explanation of what that meant. | Spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider of the Capitol police said in a statement that the suspected shooter had been “neutralized”, but there was no immediate explanation of what that meant. |
| She also said the Capitol police were investigating a suspicious package on the lower west terrace of the building. | She also said the Capitol police were investigating a suspicious package on the lower west terrace of the building. |
| Later, Schneider said the lockdown had been lifted, after around two hours. | |
| Several media outlets including NBC and the Associated Press said the shooter, who was not identified as a man or a woman, had attempted to kill him or herself, and that he or she had left a suitcase that was being investigating by a bomb squad. No-one else was reported hurt. | Several media outlets including NBC and the Associated Press said the shooter, who was not identified as a man or a woman, had attempted to kill him or herself, and that he or she had left a suitcase that was being investigating by a bomb squad. No-one else was reported hurt. |
| NBC, citing a federal official, said there were no indications the shooting was an act of terrorism. | NBC, citing a federal official, said there were no indications the shooting was an act of terrorism. |
| For two hours, no one was allowed to enter or exit the Capitol and the visitors centre and some streets around the complex were closed. | |
| The incident occurred on a Saturday and Congress is out of session. But the city was crowded with tourists in town for the popular annual Cherry Blossom festival. | The incident occurred on a Saturday and Congress is out of session. But the city was crowded with tourists in town for the popular annual Cherry Blossom festival. |
| Congress has been on spring break for two weeks; lawmakers are set to return to work Monday. | Congress has been on spring break for two weeks; lawmakers are set to return to work Monday. |