Attack on the White House ?

[gotsnowgotslush]

Everyone on the USA, is double checking their facts, while the UK papers take a chance, and print what is sensational-

Washington Post, shoots straight, after a hesitation-

Lt. Kimberly Schneider, spokesman for the U.S. Capitol Police, said the individual died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Lt. Kimberly Schneider, a spokesman for the U.S. Capitol Police, said the incident took place on the West Front of the building. She said the shooter has been “neutralized” but the building and the visitor center has been locked down as a precautionary measure.

Police are also investigating a suspicious package at the U.S. Capitol in connection with the shooting. Schneider said the package is on the lower West Terrace of the U.S. Capitol Building.

Roads around the area have been closed.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police report shots fired on the west front of the Capitol in Washington and say the building has been locked down as a precaution.

Spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider of the Capitol Police says in a statement that the suspected shooter has been "neutralized," but there is no immediate explanation what that means.

She also says the Capitol Police are investigating a suspicious package on the lower west terrace of the building.

No one is being allowed to enter or exit the Capitol and the visitors center.

Congress has been on spring break for two weeks and lawmakers are set to return to work Monday.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...3caf8c-e074-11e4-a1b8-2ed88bc190d2_story.html


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/11/capitol-shooting-lockdown_n_7046696.html

 

[KingOrfeo]

This was at the Capitol -- what's it got to do with the White House?

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

"The U.S. Capitol Building was on lockdown after a man killed himself outside."

( on the steps ?)

"...the U.S. Capitol Police are continuing to investigate the suspicious package on the lower West Terrace of the U.S. Capitol Building."


http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/299452321.html

Nothing like a suicide, to provide a distraction...

 

[KingOrfeo]

Nothing like a suicide, to provide a distraction...

. . . From?

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

Take a wild guess!

WASHINGTON — A precautionary lockdown of the U.S. Capitol was lifted after about two hours Saturday following a suicide by a man carrying a protest sign.

The man died after shooting himself on the west front of the Capitol building just after 1 p.m., Capitol Police spokeswoman Kimberly Schneider said. No one else was hurt.

Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine said the man had a backpack and a rolling suitcase, triggering an hours-long lockdown, and a sign that said something about “social justice.”

Robert Bishop of Annapolis, Maryland said he was biking near the steps of the Capitol when the suicide happened.

Bishop didn’t witness the suicide but said there were about 60 people in the area, and that some of them did, including a girl and her mother who immediately began crying afterward.

Bishop said another witness told him and a police officer that the man who committed suicide held up a protest sign about taxation just before pulling the trigger.

No one was allowed to leave or enter the Capitol or the visitors’ center during the lockdown on a busy day for tourists, and some streets around the area were closed.
After being allowed to leave the Capitol, Bishop said he saw authorities taking clothes out of the suitcase the man had.

During the lockdown, about a dozen police cars, black SUVs and an ambulance congregated at the bottom of the west steps of the Capitol, which overlooks the bustling National Mall.

Police appeared to take measurements as bomb squad members searched the area. Nearer the mall, visitors gathered around trying to figure out what was going on.
The lockdown came during Washington’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival, which attracts thousands of tourists during Washington’s busy season.


http://www.santafenewmexican.com/ne...cle_2d8203b5-13e9-5fbf-8553-a3c72bf55930.html