the latest in homeland security
UPDATE: The drama is over. There were two people with a toy gun.
Bravo for our nation's security!
< cough >
"We have information that someone with a gun made an unauthorized entrance into the Cannon office building," U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman Jessica Gissubel told a local NBC affiliate. The man was possibly carrying a .38 caliber pistol, she said.
--Reuters, which is the only source with a link so far. Everyone else just has breaking news headlines.
UPDATE: Fox has more:
Apparently the suspect approached a police checkpoint at the building, set a backpack down and police detected a gun inside the bag. When the suspect realized the gun had been discovered, he grabbed the bag and ran into the building.
Ok, now it looked like a revolver in his bag. And he may or may not have a gun.
Comments
Cnn also...got the breaking news flash
Posted by: Drew | October 30, 2003 02:10 PM
sorry ment washington post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A41954-2003Oct30?language=printer
Posted by: drew | October 30, 2003 02:12 PM
Here are the latest updates:
Capitol Gunman Updates
Posted by: ScottC | October 30, 2003 02:24 PM
It's not possible for the Capitol Police to come out of this looking good. Considering that one of their own was killed by a gunman at a checkpoint a couple years ago, you'd think they'd be a little more effective.
Posted by: Chuck | October 30, 2003 02:38 PM
It's over. It was a toy gun. Apparently they've arrested him at gunpoint, took him away in handcuffs, and they're going to throw him in a cell with a 9-year-old boy.
Posted by: ScottC | October 30, 2003 02:53 PM