A Massachusetts man visiting the US Capitol was found with a firearm after passing security checks and completing a tour. Despite initial warning and checks, Capitol Police identified the weapon only after the tour.
A Massachusetts man stopped shortly after taking a tour on the U.S. Capitol grounds Tuesday was found with a gun in his waistband and had been experiencing mental health issues, according to U.S. Capitol Police (USCP).
The 27-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested after Capitol police officers found him leaving the Library of Congress, police said.
The U.S. Secret Service and Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police found the man in a Washington hotel early Tuesday morning and interviewed him, sources said. They searched for a gun and found no weapon and no further action was taken at that time, they said.
A man was discovered to be carrying a gun after attending a tour of the U.S. Capitol and leaving the nearby Library of Congress.
A Massachusetts man who toured the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday was later found to be carrying a handgun, police officials said.
A Massachusetts man was arrested Tuesday on gun charges after he was found with a pistol in his waistband soon after touring the US Capitol building in Washington, D.C., police said.
Capitol Police suspended an officer for allowing a man with a handgun to enter the building on Tuesday and take a guided tour. “At approximately 2:15 p.m., the man was found leaving the
A Massachusetts man was arrested for carrying a handgun during a tour of the US Capitol. No harm was reported, and an investigation is underway.
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Police say a man who entered the U.S. Capitol with a handgun in his possession and took a tour of the building has been arrested and faces weapons charges